２０１６奧運會主辦權，花落誰家？

2001年的那次奧運會主辦城市的投票，相信一定深深地印在了全球華人的腦海之中。事隔八年之后，又有四個城市(里約熱內盧、芝加哥、東京、馬德里)為此展開了激烈的角逐。那么2016年，這項規模宏大的體育賽事的主辦權到底會花落誰家呢?10月答案就將揭曉!大家覺得會是哪個城市呢，不妨一起來猜一猜!

The potential host cities for the 2016 Olympic Games are continuing their push to the International Olympic Committee.

IOC President Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday that a decision on the host city for the 2016 Games would not be driven by economics， but the sustainable legacy hosting the event would leave. As well， seven sports are looking for inclusion at the Games， but only two will be selected.

Jacques Rogge (IOC President): We want a good warm public and we want also， whenever possible， great success for the home team because it gives a lot of 1)ambience and atmosphere and ultimately I would say it is not economics but leaving a sustainable legacy because when we leave we want this to be a bonus for the city， for the region and the country.

Rogge was speaking at the end of a two-day Executive Board meeting at the International Olympic Committee Headquarters in Lausanne， Switzerland.

The IOC Executive Board meeting will be followed by the 2016 Candidates City Briefing. Rio de Janeiro， Chicago， Tokyo， and Madrid will all have the chance on Wednesday to show the IOC why they should be chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

The Olympics have never been held in South America and Rio is hoping that will count in its favour as it bids for the 2016 Olympics.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazilian President): Brazil now is at its best in its history. The country is becoming powerful. The economy is growing strongly， with improved (in) 2)infrastructure and more security. We are also the 2014 World Cup host. We have the ability to host [the] 2016 Games.

Meanwhile， Pat Ryan， the Chairman of the Chicago Olympic Bid Committee would like to make the most of the briefing opportunity to promote his city.

Pat Ryan (Chairman of Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid): It give us an opportunity to get somewhere in the mid-nineties number of IOC members here， to really learn a lot more about Chicago.

And Tokyo believes they have a sound bid that will put the right message across to the IOC.

Dr. Ichiro Kono (Chairman of Tokyo 2016 Olympic Bid Committee): We’d like to ask them that...please look at our plan in detail(s). Our plan is very secure and we have a plan which is very passionate. We can be able to leave the legacy to the next generations.

The final decision on which city will host the 2016 games will be announced in Copenhagen in October.

And another decision to be announced in October is: which two out of seven new sports will be allowed to take part in the 2016 Games.

Earlier on Monday， seven sports including 3)squash， karate， softball， baseball， roller sports， rugby and golf， all gave their presentations to IOC members.

The last time golf was [in] the Olympics was back in 1904.

And baseball and softball have been taken off the schedule and will not be featured in the 2012 London Games.

Rugby is offering its Sevens competitions which is faster and shorter than the traditional 15-man game. As for squash， it has stressed its universality and youth appeal. And roller sports officials say they have offered an exciting concept with several competitions of in-line skating.

2016年奧運會的候選主辦城市繼續向國際奧林匹克委員會爭取表現。

國際奧委會主席雅克·羅格周二時表示，選擇2016年奧運會主辦城市并不由經濟因素決定，而是要看舉辦這項盛事后會留下什么可流傳下去的遺產。與此同時，有七項運動將爭取被納入到奧運會比賽項目當中，但只有兩項會取得成功。

雅克·羅格(國際奧委會主席):我們希望有熱情洋溢的群眾，也希望，可以的話，東道主的隊伍能取得巨大的成功，因為這會營造出濃厚的氣氛，而最后我想說起決定因素的不是經濟利益，而是能留下一筆可持續下去的遺產，因為當我們離開后，我們希望這會成為對這個城市，這個地區和這個國家的一份犒賞。

羅格是在國際奧委會總部瑞士洛桑舉行的一個歷時兩日的執行委員會會議結束后如是說的。

國際奧委會執行委員會會議之后將會舉行2016申奧候選城市說明會。里約熱內盧、芝加哥、東京和馬德里都會有機會在周三向國際奧委會陳述為何應該選擇由他們來主辦2016年奧運會。

奧運會從來沒有在南美洲舉行過，因此里約熱內盧希望那會在競選2016年奧運主辦權時成為自己當選的有利

因素。

路易斯#8226;伊納西奧#8226;盧拉#8226;達席爾瓦(巴西總統):巴西現在正處于其歷史的最輝煌時期。隨著基礎設施的完善和安全程度的增強，我們國家正日益強大，經濟迅猛增長。我們還是2014年(足球)世界杯的主辦國。我們有能力主辦2016年奧運會。

在此期間，芝加哥申奧委員會主席帕特·萊恩希望最大程度地利用這次陳述機會來力薦芝加哥。

帕特·萊恩(芝加哥2016申奧委員會主席):這給了我們一個機會，讓這里國際奧委會的90多位委員更多地了解芝加哥。

東京相信他們有一份十分完善的競選方案能將恰當的信息傳達給國際奧委會。

河野一郎博士(東京2016年申奧委員會主席):我們會請他們……請看我們的具體方案。我們的方案設計周全，我們的計劃激情十足。我們有能力將奧運遺產傳給子子孫孫。

2016年奧運主辦城市的最終確定結果將于(2009年)10月在哥本哈根公布。

而另一個將會在10月宣布的決定是:七個新項目中哪兩個會入選2016年奧運會。

周一早些時候，包括壁球、空手道、壘球、棒球、輪滑運動、橄欖球和高爾夫球等7項運動都向國際奧委會眾成員作了各自的陳述。

高爾夫球上一次出現在奧運會上是在1904年。

而棒球和壘球剛剛被撤銷奧運會比賽項目資格，將不被安排在2012年的倫敦奧運會上。

橄欖球推薦的是其七人制的比賽，這比起以前傳統的十五人制比賽節奏更快，時間也更短。至于壁球，則強調其普及性和在年輕人中的受歡迎程度。輪滑運動的官員就表示他們推薦了一個關于一些滾軸溜冰比賽的刺激概念。