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Rio wins the 2016 Olympics

By Roger Blitz in Copenhagen, Hal Weitzman in Chicago and Mark Mulligan in Madrid

Published: October 2 2009 10:55 | Last updated: October 2 2009 17:09

Brazilian president Lula, Rio 2016 president Carlos Nuzman and former football star Pele celebrate after Rio de Janiero was awarded the 2016 Olympic Gam

Rio will have the luxury of hosting the 2016 Olympic Games two years after staging football’s World Cup, after the International Olympic Committee on Friday delivered an astonishing snub to President Obama by eliminating Chicago in the first round of voting.

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