Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Games
Publicat pe 3 octombrie, 2009
By Roslyn Morris
Secretary General, AIPS
Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
Rio de Janeiro has won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games – the first ever South American city in history to host the Games. The announcement was made by IOC president Jacques Rogge after Chicago’s shock exit in the first round of voting, followed by Tokyo. Madrid and Rio were left to fight it out. In an Olympic election the city which obtains the absolute majority of votes is the winner.
Rio made a passionate plea to host the Games with President Lula lobbying hard internationally during the past twelve months. Government officials have pledged to inject $11bn into the city which was able to woo the IOC with its message to bring the Games to South America. There were hugs and tears of joy as the IOC president made the annoucement with the Rio team ecstatically punching the air. The Madrid bid team were quite stunned and consoled each other before gathering their compusure and congratulating the winning team.
The vote: First round: Madrid 28, Rio 26, Tokyo 22, Chicago 18; Second round: Rio 46, Madrid 29, Tokyo 20; Third (final) round: Rio 66, Madrid 32
The election took place following this morning’s presentations of the four Candidate Cities to IOC members. Then Coordination Commission Chairwoman Nawal El Moutawakel presented a final report before the IOC members voted. The election in Copenhagen is the culmination of a process which kicked off on May 16, 2007 when the IOC asked National Olympic Committees to nominate cities as Applicant Cities for the 2016 Games.
Timeline:
– September 13, 2007: the IOC announced the names of seven Applicant Cities, namely, in alphabetical order, Baku (Azerbaijan), Chicago (USA), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan).
-June 4, 2008: Four of the seven cities were selected by the IOC’s Executive Board as Candidate Cities.
– February 12, 2009: the four candidates submitted a Candidature File based on the 17 themes of the IOC’s Candidature Procedure and Questionnaire.
– June 17-18, 2009: IOC members attended a two-day briefing in Lausanne, during which the Candidate Cities presented the technical aspects of their candidature to them and answered their questions.
Voting procedure
Voting takes place in successive rounds until one candidate receives a majority vote. IOC members in a country which has a candidate in the election must abstain from taking part in the vote whilst their city is still in the running.
Non-votes, spoiled votes and abstentions do not count towards the calculation of the majority. For example, if 100 members are present but four (4) abstain, the number of votes needed for a majority is 49.
If there is no majority in the first round, the city with the fewest votes drops out of the running, and the members vote again for the remaining candidates. If two or more cities are tied for the lowest number of votes, a run-off election is held between them, with the city gaining the most votes going on to the next round.
Televised Vote
As part of the reforms undertaken by the IOC at the end of 1999, IOC Sessions are open to the media via closed circuit telecast. This has been the case since the 109th Session in Seoul in 1999. The closed circuit feed of the election is available for broadcast.
Electronic vote
The members vote using an electronic voting system, which immediately and securely tallies the votes. The electronic voting system was first introduced during the 111th Session in Sydney in 2000 as part of the IOC’s drive to update its policies and procedures. The voting system is certified by an independent company. How each member votes is not recorded to shield the member from external pressures to vote in a certain way. If multiple rounds are needed, the city with the least number of votes is eliminated and announced and there is a new round of voting. The tally of votes per round is reported after the conclusion of the election
Rio de Janeiro has won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games – the first ever South American city in history to host the Games. The announcement was made by IOC president Jacques Rogge after Chicago’s shock exit in the first round of voting, followed by Tokyo. Madrid and Rio were left to fight it out. In an Olympic election the city which obtains the absolute majority of votes is the winner.
Rio made a passionate plea to host the Games with President Lula lobbying hard internationally during the past twelve months. Government officials have pledged to inject $11bn into the city which was able to woo the IOC with its message to bring the Games to South America. There were hugs and tears of joy as the IOC president made the annoucement with the Rio team ecstatically punching the air. The Madrid bid team were quite stunned and consoled each other before gathering their compusure and congratulating the winning team.
The vote: First round: Madrid 28, Rio 26, Tokyo 22, Chicago 18; Second round: Rio 46, Madrid 29, Tokyo 20; Third (final) round: Rio 66, Madrid 32
The election took place following this morning’s presentations of the four Candidate Cities to IOC members. Then Coordination Commission Chairwoman Nawal El Moutawakel presented a final report before the IOC members voted. The election in Copenhagen is the culmination of a process which kicked off on May 16, 2007 when the IOC asked National Olympic Committees to nominate cities as Applicant Cities for the 2016 Games.
Timeline:
– September 13, 2007: the IOC announced the names of seven Applicant Cities, namely, in alphabetical order, Baku (Azerbaijan), Chicago (USA), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan).
-June 4, 2008: Four of the seven cities were selected by the IOC’s Executive Board as Candidate Cities.
– February 12, 2009: the four candidates submitted a Candidature File based on the 17 themes of the IOC’s Candidature Procedure and Questionnaire.
– June 17-18, 2009: IOC members attended a two-day briefing in Lausanne, during which the Candidate Cities presented the technical aspects of their candidature to them and answered their questions.
Voting procedure
Voting takes place in successive rounds until one candidate receives a majority vote. IOC members in a country which has a candidate in the election must abstain from taking part in the vote whilst their city is still in the running.
Non-votes, spoiled votes and abstentions do not count towards the calculation of the majority. For example, if 100 members are present but four (4) abstain, the number of votes needed for a majority is 49.
If there is no majority in the first round, the city with the fewest votes drops out of the running, and the members vote again for the remaining candidates. If two or more cities are tied for the lowest number of votes, a run-off election is held between them, with the city gaining the most votes going on to the next round.
Televised Vote
As part of the reforms undertaken by the IOC at the end of 1999, IOC Sessions are open to the media via closed circuit telecast. This has been the case since the 109th Session in Seoul in 1999. The closed circuit feed of the election is available for broadcast.
Electronic vote
The members vote using an electronic voting system, which immediately and securely tallies the votes. The electronic voting system was first introduced during the 111th Session in Sydney in 2000 as part of the IOC’s drive to update its policies and procedures. The voting system is certified by an independent company. How each member votes is not recorded to shield the member from external pressures to vote in a certain way. If multiple rounds are needed, the city with the least number of votes is eliminated and announced and there is a new round of voting. The tally of votes per round is reported after the conclusion of the election