(From L) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Richard Carrion, IOC President Jacques Rogge, President of Rio 2016 Bid Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes celebrate after they signed the host city contract after Rio was announced winner of the Olympic bidding on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

(From L) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Richard Carrion, IOC President Jacques Rogge, President of Rio 2016 Bid Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes celebrate after they signed the host city contract after Rio was announced winner of the Olympic bidding on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.

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  1. IOC president Jacques Rogge (L) greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) members Russian former swimmer Alexander Popov (C) and Namibian former sprinter Frankie Fredericks (R) before an IOC meeting on October 7, 2009 in Copenhagen.
  2. IOC President Jacques Rogge, right, and Copenhagen Lord Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard plant trees in Copenhagen's Noerrebro neighborhood, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. The IOC has donated 115 trees to the Danish capital, one for each IOC members.
  3. IOC President Jacques Rogge (L) poses with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before the 13th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress in Copenhagen October 3, 2009.
  4. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge shows the card containing the name of the winning city, Rio de Janero, in the bid for the 2016 Olympics on October 2, 2009.
  5. (L-R) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes rejoice after signing the host city contract after Rio de Janiero was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympic games, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.
  6. (L-R) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Richard Carrion, President Jacques Rogge, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes prepare to sign the host city contract after Rio de Janiero was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympic games, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.
  7. An activist of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wearing a seal cub costume, protests outside the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. PETA is demanding an end of Canada's annual "seal cull" and says its campaign will continue up to and through the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
  8. Denis Oswald, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Sebastian Coe, not seen, chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee, in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visited London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  9. Denis Oswald, left, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission and Sebastian Coe, right, chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee talk during a news conference in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visited London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  10. Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012 Olympic games Organizing Committe listens to a reporter's question during a news conference with Denis Oswald, not seen, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visit London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  11. Denis Oswald, left, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission and Sebastian Coe, right, chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee arrive for a news conference in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visited London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  12. An activist of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wearing a seal cub costume, protests outside of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne November 26, 2009. PETA are demanding an end Canada's annual "seal slaughter" and says its campaign will continue up to and through the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
  13. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge (C) and IOC Chairman Richard Carrion (L), exchange host city contracts after Rio was announced as the winner of the Olympic bidding on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.
  14. (L-R) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Richard Carrion, President Jacques Rogge, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes prepare to sign the host city contract after Rio de Janiero was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympic games, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.
  15. (L-R) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Richard Carrion, President Jacques Rogge, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes rejoice after signing the host city contract after Rio de Janiero was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympic games, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.
  16. (L-R) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Richard Carrion, President Jacques Rogge, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes rejoice after signing the host city contract after Rio de Janiero was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympic games, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympic city today after a final round battle in Copenhagen.

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