2016 Olympic Bid Timeline – How We Got Here « Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid

On August 30, 2006 Tokyo won their national nomination to bid for the Games over Fukuoka. On September 1, 2006 Rio was nominated to bid by the Brazilian Olympic Committee. On April 14, 2007 Chicago won a domestic bid over Los Angeles to
President Obama will indeed make a whirlwind trip to Copenhagen late this week, to pitch his favorite city of Chicago for the site of the 2016 summer Olympics.
Epic Fail: Chicago Loses Olympic Bid In First Round. US taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief. The Obamas, Winfrey, Daley, Jarrett “Dream Team” has suffered an Epic Fail. Chicago was knocked out in the first round of voting.