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COPENHAGEN â€" Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics after winning a landslide victory over Madrid in the final round of voting among International Olympic Committee members on Friday.

Carlos Osorio, general secretary of the Brazilian bid, told Reuters: "Overwhelming, spectacular, unbelievable."

The Brazilian delegation broke into singing their "Marvelous City" song, all waving flags and hugging each other.

The announcement, which was delayed by several nervous seconds as IOC president Jacques Rogge struggled to open the envelope, left Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and much of the rest of the Brazil bid team in tears of joy. "Like in every competition there can only be one winner," Rogge said.

"Tonight I have the honor to announce that the Games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of Rio de Janeiro," Rogge said.

In the final round of voting, Rio polled 66 votes to 32 for Madrid.

Carlos Nuzman, Rio bid leader, hugged President Lula, both in tears and said: "We did it, we did it."

Former tennis champion Gustavo Kuerten, a bid ambassador, said: "This is an amazing result. We are going to be working from tomorrow to make it happen. Brazil will do the best it can from this great opportunity."

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told Reuters: "Rio was a great candidate. We put up a great fight."

In an astonishing start to the voting, Chicago, the odds-on favorite, went out in the first round, despite receiving unprecedented support from United States President Barack Obama and the first lady.

Obama had become the first sitting U.S. president to address an IOC session.

Tokyo followed them out in the second round, leaving Madrid and Rio to slug it out in the final round.

Rio will be the first South American city to host the Games.

Congratulations to Rio! Hinaut pa nga menos ang samok kay taas raba ang kriminalidad ni-aning syudara.

Mao ba Manay? wala gyud mulusot ang Chicago oi mao man nuon permiro na tangtang.

Oh s***t!

wa matabang diayg harana ni Obama. hehehe

kay og nidaog pa ang Chicago, murag magkakita ming MDB ani kay motan-aw og Olympics. hahahaha

Tinuod jud na Glace magpa hapit ra unta ko nimo ngari kay magdungan tag adto. Sayang bitaw oi!

Sayang mao na unta ni time makakita ko in person nimo Glace kay kung kami ni Bella murag much sooner than someday siguro magkita mi puhon. Bella maabot ra jud ang time moapil ko ug juot juot nimog lakaw sa kasagbutan mangodak tag wildlife hhehehe.Di unta maabtan ug 2016 magkita ta hahahha.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on October 03, 2009, 10:01:08 AM
Sayang mao na unta ni time makakita ko in person nimo Glace kay kung kami ni Bella murag much sooner than someday siguro magkita mi puhon. Bella maabot ra jud ang time moapil ko ug juot juot nimog lakaw sa kasagbutan mangodak tag wildlife hhehehe.Di unta maabtan ug 2016 magkita ta hahahha.

mao jud unta akong huna2x Kel, mo ingon na gud unta ko nimo gahapon pero wa usa kay basi masuhong! kay kabalo ko moadto sad jud ka! mag EB unta ta sa opening!

Perting pagkasuhunga binali kay mao pud akong hunahuna gahapon nga moadto jud ko kay sure ko mangadto mo hahahah.Gapugong jud ko di sa maghisgot pud inig naa nay result unta. Ajo pag nagsaba ta wa hibal i mapilian unta ang Chicago.

sus sukad karon di na jud ko mo tuo ug suhong!!! hahahaha!

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on October 03, 2009, 10:01:08 AM
Sayang mao na unta ni time makakita ko in person nimo Glace kay kung kami ni Bella murag much sooner than someday siguro magkita mi puhon. Bella maabot ra jud ang time moapil ko ug juot juot nimog lakaw sa kasagbutan mangodak tag wildlife hhehehe.Di unta maabtan ug 2016 magkita ta hahahha.

pakit-on unta mo nako nga pildihon nako si Bolt og dagan in 2016...

Quote from: glacier_71 on October 03, 2009, 12:06:52 PM
pakit-on unta mo nako nga pildihin nako si Bolt og dagan in 2016...

Sus tua na ning andar na sad ang TIDE! ahahahhaha!

Quote from: ms da binsi on October 03, 2009, 12:15:03 PM
Sus tua na ning andar na sad ang TIDE! ahahahhaha!

whahahahaha. dili Mr. Clean?

mamili pa jud! sigi SUPERWHEEL nalang!!! hahahaha!

Quote from: ms da binsi on October 03, 2009, 12:24:24 PM
mamili pa jud! sigi SUPERWHEEL nalang!!! hahahaha!

sa pagkatinood lang, nasayang ko nga wa modaog ang Chicago. di pa jud panahon nga makita teka, mdb. hhehehe

bitaw oi! kay naa jud usa nato ma wa ang pagka celebate! hahahahhah!