A sculpture representing people carrying the Olympics rings is seen on June 16, 2009 at International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne. The IOC have a lot on their plate this year and on June 17, 2009 they will get to see the cities bidding to be part of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Madrid, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Chicago are candidates. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

A sculpture representing people carrying the Olympics rings is seen on June 16, 2009 at International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne. The IOC have a lot on their plate this year and on June 17, 2009 they will get to see the cities bidding to be part of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Madrid, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Chicago are candidates.

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