« on: May 31, 2008, 06:34:51 PM »
(Atlanta) – Two cities from the Americas are tied for first place with just days to go before the International Olympic Committee announces which cities will move to the final round of bidding for the 2016 Summer Games.
Chicago and Rio de Janeiro each score 79 of a possible 110 points in the last ATR rankings before the announcement in Greece on June 4. Tokyo (72), Madrid (71), and Doha (70) also are strong contenders to make the cut, according to the Around the Rings Olympic Bid Power Index. The remaining two cities – Baku, Uzbekistan (59) and Prague, Czech Republic (54) almost certainly will be dropped.
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