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The International Olympic Committee announced today who would be hosting the Olympic Games in 2016. Unfortunately, the city of Chicago, which was believed to make it to the final round of voting against Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; and Madrid, Spain, had been dropped after the first vote. Not even presentations from the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and various other celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, were able to woo the sporting organization.
Rio de Janeiro has been chosen to host 2016 Olympics, making it the first time the event has ever been held in South America.
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