2016 Olympics announcement time, Obama under attack for Olympic campaign. United States President Barack Obama came under attack even from fellow Democrats for going to Copenhagen, to make last minute negotiations for Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid. International Olympic Committee will soon announce the venue of the Olympics to be held in 2016.
Critics accuse Obama of squandering both his time and declining political capital by engaging in futile efforts for a goal that they think is far from being realistic.
If at all he succeeds in bringing Olympics to Chicago, they say nobody will really care.
Now, if he fails in the effort, that will be a major blow not only to the image of Obama as a person but to the office of US president, they warn.
While he has to husband plenty of raging issues back home, his trip to Copenhagen has been disapproved by many including those who are optimistic about Chicago’s prospects of hosting the 2016 Olympics.
No US president other than Obama has so far gone up to IOC to lobby for Olympics venue. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claimed to have invited Obama to Denmark for a ‘fight.’ Presidents and prime ministers from other contenders Spain and Japan have not made it to Denmark in person.
Currently, there are six other cities namely Baku, Doha, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Prague in the race for the Olympics venue. Observers see less possibility for Rio de Janeiro for the city will be hosting Football World Cup two years later. They do not see any chances for Chicago either. Instead, Madrid or Tokyo are more likely win. -source
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Some people do not see the opportunity that having the 2016 olympics will bring to the country. Let's hope they're not criticizing Obama for the sake of debate.
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