Madrid is closer to achieving its Olympic dream. The International Olympic Committee has selected Madrid as a candidate city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The other three candidates that have made it on the shortlist are Tokyo, Chicago, and Rio de Janeiro.
On the spot were revealed the names of the four cities that made the first evaluation. Regarding the marks of the project, Madrid scored a maximum of 8.4 points, just two tenths less than the leading city on the ranking, Tokyo, with an 8.6. Chicago and Rio de Janeiro scored 7.4 and 6.8 points respectively. Furthermore, Madrid received the highest result in seven out of the eleven categories evaluated, such as popular support, heritage and transport, among others.
The next key dates for the Madrid 2016 Olympic project were this last spring which is when the IOC Evaluation Committee visited the Spanish capital to better acquaint itself with each of the features of the dossier presented by Madrid.
Tomorrow, October 2nd, 2009, is when the Olympic host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be announced in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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