The International Olympic Committee picked Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Olympic games, after booting out a bid by Chicago in the first round of voting despite personal appeals from the U.S. president and first lady.
With this win, Rio becomes the first South American city to host the Olympic games.
In what came as a shock to many and disappointment to the White House, Chicago got the least amount of votes and was eliminated in the first round. Tokyo was cut in the second round.
President Barack Obama and the first lady, who made a whirlwind trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago, are still in the air and on their way back to Washington, D.C.
At Chicago's Daley Plaza, there was an audible gasp from the crowd when the news was announced. Even people in the press room in Copenhagen were visibly surprised. White House officials called the result "disappointing" but said the president will move on to other issues. - ABC News Story
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