Which city do you hope will be awarded the 2016 Olympics when the International Olympic Committee votes on Oct 2?

Monday 21st September, 02:00 AM JST

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Matsuken at 08:21 PM JST - 25th September

Tokyo 2016!!!
JoeBigs at 10:45 PM JST - 25th September

The Olympics is a drain on any country and it is also very corrupt. I hope that it goes any where other than here in Japan. I hope Korea gets it! Maybe all that brown will be replaced with some live plants for a while at least.
Tosaken at 05:53 AM JST - 26th September

Pumpychan at 10:16 PM JST - 24th September “Tokyo is a city that honours mainly the right to smoke a cigarette any damn time one pleases, rapid construction of architecturally horrid (interesting) buildings, cars (buses, trains) and trucks in earshot of any location, and enormous (beautiful) palace grounds which no one can use nor enter, protected by police with no visible function. There is not a quiet and truly clean park one can go (until Inokashira). Oh, and now helicopters rumble 14 hours per day overhead.”

Forgive my interjections, I couldn’t help myself. As for what you have to say I agree & have to say isn’t it just great! (Not a question). Actually from all that you wrote it would seem that Tokyo would be the perfect place for the Olympics, a crass over hyped sporting event designed to make as much money as possible for few people at the centre while numbing the brains of the sofa jocks that will sit & watch anything so long as some smart PR company calls it a sport.
helloklitty at 06:56 AM JST - 26th September

Tokyo has the money in the bank and the bullet train system already in place. The question is, will Hatoyama make the trip to Copenhagen? If not, I think Oprah and Michelle will persuade the IOC in Chicago's favor.
rajakumar at 01:30 PM JST - 26th September

Last 6 days only ,for 4 countries in competitions to be Olympic host 2016.
womanforwomen at 01:43 PM JST - 26th September

rajakumar, why are you so worried about this olympics? Its just another money making venture of some people.
Mz at 04:43 PM JST - 26th September

Everyone said the soccer World Cup wouldn't work in Japan - it was a great success
techall at 04:47 PM JST - 26th September

@Mz: It was a monumental failure. Japan build trophy stadiums in places that will never use them again. The local governments are stuck with maintenance bills. The finals stadium in Yokohama, at the present rate of rental usage will not pay for itself for 300 years.
rajakumar at 04:57 PM JST - 26th September

womanforwomen- I am sport fan,I like all sport events.

I have always liked reading about hosting issues and debates, for all these games.

Sports is positive,for me.

Keeps me positive and in sportmanship frame of mind .

Yeah,May be money making ventures for some people.

Sports,it involves many good positive sportmanship values .

There is an excitement in knowing the hosts for 2016. Just watch for the celebrations/excitements,when host is decided on Oct 2nd in Copenhagen.

The biggest sport medal for any nation, is the Olympic host chance opportunity.

In just 6 more exciting days,everything can change for host nation ,via its responsiblity as host.
kisekicaroline at 02:46 AM JST - 27th September

omg! the olympics HAS to be in tokyo!!! tokyo 2016!!!
HonestDictator at 06:54 AM JST - 27th September

Rio does sound good because they've never hosted it before in their area.
rajakumar at 08:43 PM JST - 27th September

Next Friday,will be thank god its friday ,for some lucky olympic 2016 city.
rajakumar at 07:55 PM JST - 28th September

Next friday,the games 2016 will be decided by 108 IOC members,if all of them vote.

They could vote anyway,as they are all former athletes in past Olympic games or sport officials for nations.

They will probably vote,for host nation ,that benefits the athletes/sports the most.

Every national vote, may have around 0.9 percent of votes.

Some nations have more than 0.9 percent of vote,they may be a big factor.
Mz at 01:56 PM JST - 1st October

techall: I guess I meant for the fans ;-)
TheMarion at 11:22 PM JST - 11th October

If the choice hadn't already been made, I would suggest Berlin. Why? It should be obvious!