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Posted: October 2, 2009, 12:52 PM ; Updated: October 2, 2009, 1:09 PM

COPENHAGEN (AP) -- The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time.

Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting.

Chicago was knocked out in the first round -- in one of the most shocking defeats ever handed down by the International Olympic Committee -- and Tokyo was eliminated in the second round.

Rio had played heavily on the fact that South America has never previously hosted the games, while Europe, Asia and North America have done so repeatedly. Now, only Africa and Antarctica remain as continents that have not been awarded an Olympics.

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22 Comments

ChampSport14 (not verified) said on February 9, 2010 at 2:17am.

What a nice and informative post. That was exactly what I needed to read today.

BearCatcher4 (not verified) said on December 22, 2009 at 8:42pm.

have you seen the crime rate in rio? i thought tokyo would win i thought obama going to copenhagen would win it

RustyBaseball (not verified) said on December 11, 2009 at 7:44pm.

i dont no wat this is about

BullBull133 (not verified) said on November 1, 2009 at 10:30am.

omg

AceCatcher237 (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 10:10pm.

I am glad its in rio

SparkyShark (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 10:06pm.

Chicago is the worst choice out of all of them

BearCatcher4 (not verified) replied on December 22, 2009 at 8:38pm.

it would hire my taxes to

AceAce299 (not verified) replied on October 3, 2009 at 5:05pm.

smart it would hire taxes where i live

RobotReceiver (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 9:43pm.

Who really cares where the olympics are anyway? Not me.

BearCatcher4 (not verified) replied on December 22, 2009 at 8:40pm.

i live in chicagoland---------i rreeaallyy wanted to go my dad even said hed bring me

ChampionChamp144 (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 9:21pm.

why in the world brazil peploe and the place it is at all that warter how now's if there will be a 2016.

LeftyLeadoff said on October 2, 2009 at 8:28pm.

what? oprah and obama wasnt enough?

BaseballBaseball1646 said on October 2, 2009 at 7:49pm.

I thought that Chicago was going to win not Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

SportsCenter3 said on October 2, 2009 at 7:33pm.

Well, its the first time that they are held in south america.......... they are really excited.

BasketballBaseball1 (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 7:26pm.

Chicago deserved to hold the games. One things sure, Antactica will never host the games!!! ( Well, maybe the Winter Olympics!!! )

SoccerDude93 (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 6:14pm.

Chicago earned it not rio!

BigChamp160 (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 4:55pm.

Chicago should have won but Rio whatever is good

FreestyleBmx28 (not verified) said on October 2, 2009 at 4:08pm.

it should be in chagigo

UltimateQb (not verified) replied on October 2, 2009 at 7:51pm.

you spelled chicago wrong

UltimateQb (not verified) replied on October 2, 2009 at 7:47pm.

why

SparkyShark (not verified) replied on October 2, 2009 at 10:07pm.

because the athletes may be murdered by gang bangers

ggramling said on October 2, 2009 at 2:22pm.

Chicago got housed?! I can't believe that! Sad story. I thought Chicago was gonna get it.

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