Congolese-US basketball player Dikembe Mutumbo (L) and US gold medalist in athletics Jackie Joyner-Kersee arrive in Copenhagen to supporter the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Congolese-US basketball player Dikembe Mutumbo (L) and US gold medalist in athletics Jackie Joyner-Kersee arrive in Copenhagen to supporter the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.

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  1. Retired US sprinter Michael Johnson (C) and retired US runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee (R) run with children during a visit to a sports club in Copenhagen on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  2. Retired US sprinter Michael Johnson (R) and retired US runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee smile after running with children during a visit to a sports club in Copenhagen on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  3. Retired US sprinter Michael Johnson (C) and retired US runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee (R) run with children during a visit to a sports club in Copenhagen on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  4. Retired US sprinter Michael Johnson (C) and retired US runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee run with children during a visit to a sports club in Copenhagen on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  5. Retired US runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee (R) signs autographs during a visit to a sports club in Copenhagen on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  6. Retired US sprinter Michael Johnson (L) and US gold medallist in athletics Jackie Joyner-Kersee stand prior to a press conference in Copenhagen on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen on the destiny of the Summer Games after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  7. Congolese-US basketball player Dikembe Mutumbo (L) and US gold medalist in athletics Jackie Joyner-Kersee arrive in Copenhagen to supporter the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  8. Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo speaks during a news conference held by the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid team in Copenhagen, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Chicago is competing with Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.
  9. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: US Fund for UNICEF President Caryl Stern and Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo attend the 2009 UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street on December 2, 2009 in New York City.
  10. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: US Fund for UNICEF President Caryl Stern and Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo attend the 2009 UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street on December 2, 2009 in New York City.
  11. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo attends the 2009 UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street on December 2, 2009 in New York City.
  12. ATLANTA - NOVEMBER 20: Former player Dikembe Mutombo watches the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena on November 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.
  13. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge (R) talks in his mobile next to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President John Fahey during the board meeting of the WADA Foundation at the Stockholm Town Hall December 2 2009.
  14. In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds a jersey with the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics during a meeting with IOC President Jacques Rogge and Jean-Claude Killy, head of the IOC panel coordinating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, not seen, at the Gorki residence outside Moscow. Russia unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.
  15. In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, holds a jersey with the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics during a meeting with IOC President Jacques Rogge, center, and Jean-Claude Killy, head of the IOC panel coordinating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Gorki residence outside Moscow. Russia unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.
  16. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge as they meet at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow December 2, 2009.

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