When will be the announcement of the host city for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games made?”
Nine ETF Plays for the 2016 Olympics Announcement Friday Early Friday morning, eyes around the world will be focused on Copenhagen, Denmark, where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The announcement ceremony figures to be quite a spectacle, with heads of state from the four finalists expected to make last minute pleas for their respective cities. President Obama will appear to support Chicago’s bid, while King Juan Carlos of Spain will appear on behalf of Madrid and Brazilian Prime Minister Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will represent Rio de Janeiro. New Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will also appear to bolster Tokyo’s campaign. The opening ceremonies for the 2016 games are still more than six years away, but the winning nation could see an economic boost long before the opening ceremonies. As Beijing showed last summer, hosting the Olympics is a monumental endeavor that takes years of preparation, const
