Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 Summer Olympics host city on Friday, bringing to a surprising end the Windy City's bid to host the Games.
The conventional wisdom was that Chicago was either the favorite to host the Games or the co-favorite along with Rio de Janeiro, but instead Chicago was the first of the four finalist cities eliminated. Tokyo was eliminated in the second round of voting. At approximately 12:30 PM ET Friday we will learn the results of the final vote, and either Rio or Madrid will be announced as the 2016 host.
Thousands of people gathered at a rally in Downtown Chicago Friday morning for what most in the Windy City thought would be a celebration, and when President Obama made the trip to Copenhagen to appeal for the Games early Friday morning, many viewed that as the final push that would deliver the Games to the United States.
Instead, Chicago is out, and the Olympics will not be coming to America in 2016.
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