IOC plotted against Obama

The International Olympic Committee had made its decision to award the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro long before the much publicised visit by US president Barrack Obama. Obama’s Copenhagen sojourn in support of Chicago’s bid was doomed to failure after an IOC group had already made up its mind to reject the bid, according to news source Politiken. Although touted as the firm favourite, Chicago was quickly ousted from voting contention in what was believed to be a backlash against the

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