People celebrate

People celebrate after Rio de Janeiro won the nomination to host the 2016 Olympic Games at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro. (AP)

Members of the Rio de Janero 2016 Bid celebrate

Members of the Rio de Janero 2016 Bid celebrate on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after Rio de Janero won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. (AP)

IOC President, Jacques Rogge, holds the card

IOC President, Jacques Rogge, holds the card with the name of Rio de Janeiro, chosen as the city to host the 2016 Olympic Games, in Copenhagen. (Reuters)

Celebrations

Rio de Janiero Mayor Eduardo Paes, Governor Sergio Cabral, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman, Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Minister of Sport Orlando Silva and Carlo Osorio, Rio de Janeiro 2016 Secretary General (L-R) hold up their national flag as they celebrate during a news conference following the signing of the host city contract after Rio de Janiero was announced as the winning city bid for the 2016 Olympic Games at the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen on October 2, 2009. (REUTERS)

Tears of joy

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cries at the press conference after Rio won the right to host 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. (AFP)

Joao Havelange stadium

Handout shows the planned Joao Havelange stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are competing to be the chosen city for the Olympics 2016. (Reuters)

Aquatics Stadium

The planned Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro is seen in this illustration released by Comite Rio 2016. (Reuters)

Olympic Park

The planned Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro is seen in this illustration released by Comite Rio 2016. (Reuters)

Olympic Village

The planned Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro is seen in this illustration released by Comite Rio 2016. (Reuters)

Tennis Center

The planned Olympic Tennis Center in Rio de Janeiro is seen in this illustration released by Comite Rio 2016. (Reuters)

Soccer and volleyball venues

The Maracana soccer stadium (L) and the Maracanazinho volleyball venue in Rio de Janeiro are seen in this illustration released by Comite Rio 2016. (Reuters)

Rowing events at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake

Handout shows the planned location to be used for rowing events at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters)

Velodrome

The planned Rio Olympic Velodrome in Rio de Janeiro is seen in this illustration released by Comite Rio 2016. (Reuters)

Chicago 2016 Olympic logo

The Chicago 2016 Candidate City Olympic logo is shown. Chicago is a finalist along with Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Games. (AP)

Chicago 2016 emblem

Chicago 2016 emblem appears in lights in a high rise building (L) as newly-refurbished Buckingham Fountain welcomes the International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission to Chicago. (AP)

Olympic banner in downtown Chicago

A tour boat passes under an Olympic banner spanning the Michigan Ave bridge in downtown Chicago. Chicago's plan for the 2016 games puts the majority of the competition in venues in the city's parks and along it's lakefront. (AP)

Monroe Harbor to be site for various competitions

Boats are tied up in Monroe Harbor along Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline. During the 2016 Olympic Games, Monroe Harbor will be the site for marathon swimmers, canoeing, kayakers and rowing competition. (AP)

Soldier Field would host soccer

Boats are docked in Burnham Harbor along the Chicago lakefront near Soldier Field, seen in the background. During the 2016 Olympic Games, Soldier Field would host soccer. (AP)

Proposed Olympic Island, Michigan

The proposed Olympic Island along the Lake Michigan waterfront is shown. The International Olympic Committee will choose the 2016 host city in October. Chicago is competing against Tokyo, Madrid, and Rio de Janeiro. (AP)

Soldier Field to host soccer

The Chicago 2016 Olympic logo at center field as members of the International Olympic Committee tour Chicago's Soldier Field. Completely renovated in 2004, Soldier Field would host soccer during the 2016 Olympics. (AP)

Chicago hopes to host the 2016 Games

Smoke from a fireworks display at Chicago's Navy Pier filters through the city's skyline on wind currents from lake Michigan. Chicago hopes to host the 2016 Games in venues in the city's parks and along it's lakefront. (AP)

Logo of Tokyo's bid

Cyclists pass by the logo of Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics attached on the fence encircling the Olympic facility buildings construction site in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

Main stadium to be build at Tokyo Bay

Two ships are moored by a pier on a reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay where Tokyo plans to build the main stadium for the 2016 Summer Games. (AP)

2016 Olympics facility buildings in Tokyo

Cranes stand by the 2016 Olympics facility buildings construction site in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo is bidding to be the host city for the 2016 Summer Games with Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro and the city will be picked by the International Olympic Committee's vote in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2. (AP)

Cheerleaders perform during kick off ceremony

President of the Tokyo 2016 bid committee and Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara along with other committee members (unseen) watch cheerleaders perform as part of a kick off ceremony for Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games, in Japan. (AP)

Olympic bid committee members

Olympic bid committee members bang on a keg of sake during a kick off ceremony before leaving for Copenhagen in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

Brass band members

Members of a brass band march under a flag featuring the Tokyo 2016 logo, during a parade in Tokyo September 23, 2009. The Tokyo 2016 Committee organised thousands of people for a parade to demonstrate the Tokyo citizen's interest in hosting the 2016 Olympics ahead of the vote to decide the 2016 Olympics host city on October 2, 2009. (REUTERS)

Santiago Bernabeu stadium

View of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. The Santiago Bernabeu, home of the Real Madrid soccer team, is one of the main stadiums for the Madrid 2016 Olympic bid. To an outsider, Madrid would seem an ideal candidate to host the 2016 Olympic Games: Some 70 percent of venues completed, a superb transport system, full financial backing and the overwhelming support of its people, politicians and even the King of Spain. (AP)

Gymnastics' Centre

Computer generated image released by the Madrid 2016 bid committee of the Gymnastics' Centre for the Madrid 2016 Olympic bid. (AP)

Tennis stadium

Madrid's Tennis stadium. (AP)

Aquatics Centre

Computer generated image released by the Madrid 2016 bid committee of the Aquatics Centre for the Madrid 2016 Olympic bid. (AP)

Madrid 2016 bid logo

View of the Madrid 2016 bid logo in downtown Madrid. (AP)

Gran Via

View of Madrid's Gran Via. (AP)

Metropolis Building

View of the Metropolis Building, center, in Madrid's Gran Via. (AP)