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Obama boosts Chicago's 2016 bid, says Samaranch
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 3, 2009 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | US President Barack Obama will likely give his adopted hometown of Chicago an edge in its bid to host the 2016 Olympics, former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Wednesday.
"There are four candidates and each one has its programme and possibilities. Obviously the presence of Barack Obama could be a positive point for Chicago's candidacy," he told AFP on the sidelines of the first edition of the Global Sports Forum in Barcelona.
In June, the IOC shortlisted Chicago along with Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro as candidates for the 2016 Summer Games, dropping Prague, Baku and Doha in the first round of voting.
It will choose the host city in Copenhagen on October 2.
Obama's high-profile backing for Chicago's bid has raised unease in the three other cities in the race for the 2016 Olympics which fear they can not compete with the star power of the most powerful man in the world.
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