This past week, Chicago was chosen as one of four cities to advance to the 2nd Stage of the 2016 Olympic Bidding procedure. The other three cities were:
-Tokyo, Japan
-Madrid, Spain
-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yes, I know, I was wrong about Madrid in my prediction. However, I am glad that Doha is not in the Bid. It could take away some votes from Chicago, and also would host the games in the fall (due to the extreme heat in summer....Middle East). Now Chicago and the other finalists will be able to take the Bidding International, after being restricted to only bidding domestically for the 1st Stage. Also, Chicago is now able to add the Olympic Rings to their Logo, as well as replace the "Applicant City" with "Candidate City" under Chicago 2016. I will be sure to have a picture of the updated Logo soon on the Blog.
