LIVE BLOG: 2016 Olympic Games host city presentations and vote

From James Toney and Gerard Meagher, Sportsbeat, in Copenhagen

CELEBRATION: Joy of football legend Pele as Rio secure the right to stage the 2016 Olympic Games in Copenhagen

22.25: And that's your lot from Copenhagen - a solid 16 hour shift from us - click here to read all the stories from today or scan below to see how it all unfolded.

See you in Rio - although first there is the small matter of another Olympics, where are they being staged again?

22.20: The losers have been talking, through gritted teeth. This seems to have hit Madrid very hard - even though no-one expected them to win and they were thrashed in the final round of voting 66 votes to 32.

Praise for Rio from beaten rivals in 2016 Olympic race

20.10: Sportsbeat's James Toney has filed his take on one of the most entertaining Olympic host city races in memory.

DECISION 2016: Post-mortem starts as Chicago flunk in 2016 Olympic vote

21.42: Take a lot at the contrasting emotions in the following picture galleries:

Olympics 2016 winners Rio in pictures

Olympics 2016 losers in pictures

20.14: Brazilian President Lula has been blubbing his way through a press conference.

Probably the world's most popular politician, he's helped deliver the World Cup and now the Olympics. What next - he's not ruling out the Winter Olympics!

It did snow last week in Rio Grande do Sul, so maybe he wasn't joking.

President Lula sees endless possibilities for Brazil

19.40: Rio's party is the hottest in town now - and bid leader is heading there for a standing ovation. But, reports Sportbeat's Gerard Meagher, he's brought the team back to reality - urging them: "The hard work starts tomorrow."

Nuzman insists work starts tomorrow for Rio 2016

ALL SMILES: IOC President Jacques Rogge and Rio 2016 bid chief Carlos Nuzman share a joke as they  sign host city contract

19.28: Quote from Barack Obama's advisor David Axelrod.

"I have no regrets and I know he doesn't," he said, when asked about the President's feelings

"It was well worth the effort."

19.22: It's been a long day - but still plenty more news and gossip to come. Meanwhile, we'd love some of what these guys are probably drinking now.

19.16: Right, we're catching our breath. Rio's winners press conference is still on - there's a lot of laughing in that room.

London 2012 organisers and the British Olympic Association have been quick to support their support to Rio

British Olympic team promise to give Rio 2016 all the help they need

Mayor of London urges Rio to enjoy victory

18.10: Here are the break down figures of the voting rounds

Round one: Madrid 28, Rio 26, Tokyo 22, Chicago 18

Round two: Rio 46, Madrid 29, Tokyo 29

Round three: Rio 66, Madrid 32

18.00: Don't go anywhere just yet though, here's the latest from Sportsbeat in Copenhagen and we'll be bringing you reaction to an extraordinary vote as soon as we have it.

Rio beats Madrid to win 2016 Olympic Games

Chicago 2016 forced to eat humble pie

17.56: So the Games are heading to South America for the first time in seven years, two years after Rio stage the football World Cup, there can be no better time to be Brazilian!!!!! 

17.55: Congratulations to Rio, commiserations to Madrid - it's third time unlucky for the Spanish capital, having lost out on 1972 and 2012

17.54: Scenes of jubliation as Carlos Nuzman and President Lula are overjoyed! 

17.53: Surprise, surprise, Pele is in tears!

17.52: And the winner is...........................RIO DE JANEIRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 OVERJOYED: Carlos Nuzman, middle leads the celebrations, but insists the work for Rio 2016 starts tomorrow

17.40: Interesting take on the behind the scenes lobbying tactics employed by Rio from Sportsbeat's Gerard Meagher (filed yesterday).

Author Coelho may have tipped the scales in Rio's favour

17.36: Nice little promo for London 2012 - remember there is another Olympics before 2016

17.30: The announcement ceremony has begun - it's going to take 30 minutes and surprise, surprise - they are saving the news we want to hear until last.

Danish newsreader Lillian Gjerulf Kretz and Great Britain's Jonathan Edwards, an Olympic triple jump gold medallist in Sydney, are hosting. It's all a bit Eurovision.

17.20: They are filtering back into the hall. The scrutinisers know the result but IOC President Jacques Rogge hasn’t a clue until he opens the sealed envelope – which has been surrounded by more security than Barack Obama for the past 60 minutes.

17.11: 20 minutes to go and it's fair to say we are still in shock here. Chicago are speechless - they just don't understand where they went wrong.

Chicago first to go as Madrid and Rio set to battle for 2016 Olympics

16.29: Tokyo have been eliminated - meaning it is Rio versus Madrid in the final run-off. IOC members will vote now but the result won't be made public for another hour.

16.28: Just Madrid, Rio and Toyko now.

16.26: So what happened the Obama factor? Chicago were frontrunners in the betting but it just proves how little bookmakers know about IOC votes. 

Full reaction to follow.

16.25: Chicago have been eliminated in the first round of voting in a sensation at the IOC Session.

16.10: Ok, we're getting ready for the first round of voting.

16.00: IOC members are testing the voting machines now - no hanging chads please.

15.55: Anyone doubt how much this means to the bidding cities - remember these pictures from Trafalgar Square four years ago?

15.15: Jacques Rogge - the only Mr President who matters in Copenhagen now - sends his members off for a coffee break.

"You might use it to celebrate the birthday of Mr Frankie Fredericks," he says.

The sprinter, Namibia's only ever Olympic medallist, turned 42 today and was voted onto the IOC five years ago.

15.02: Ok, so the presentations are over. What is next?

For the next 30 minutes, IOC members will hear a presentation from the evaluation commission, which has travelled many times to each candidate city.

Don’t expect any surprises, they’ve already read countless reports from that team.

This will be followed by a break of 20 minutes and then members only will return to the Session hall.

They will test the electronic voting equipment and the first round of voting will follow at 4.10pm – UK time.

A city will need a simple majority – 50% plus one to win. In the event that no-one achieves that, the city will the least votes will be eliminated and another ballot will be held.

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IOC members from the USA, Japan, Brazil and Spain will abstain as long as their respective bids stay in the competition.

President Jacques Rogge does not vote and Korean Kun Hee Lee is suspended due to his involvement with an illegal bond trading.

He is expected to have his membership formally revoked next week.

14.59: It seems Brazilian sports minister, Orlando Silva, was delighted his Rio's presentation, as Sportsbeat's Gerard Meagher reports:

Rio bid team happy to hammer home message to IOC

14:45: Some familar questions now from the same old faces - Professor Lundqvist, like clockwork comes in with his anti-doping question, Prince Albert of Monaco with his two-part legacy question and Sergey Bubka with his concerns about athletes villages at differing venues - nothing groundbreaking.

14.35: Now time for a closing video - a mixture of Madrid's inhabitance and famous sport's stars explain how they experience the disappointment of four years ago and how they'll experience 2016 - very moving.

INFLUENTIAL: Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch played a big role in the 2012 vote - and is a key supporter of the 2016 Madrid campaign

14.3 0: An unusual plea from Juan Antonio Samaranch - which could shift a few votes Madrid's way.

"I know I am near the end of my time, I am 89 years old. May I ask you to consider granting my country the honour and duty to organise the Games in 2016," he said.

Samaranch asks his IOC colleagues for one last favour - vote Madrid

Don't write him his influence - remember the role he played in the 2012 race - read more here.

14.19: Another good video – Madrid’s have been the best in our view – which shows a letter being taken from Madrid, across Europe to Copenhagen.

That letter, which turns out to be from the people of Madrid, is then brought forward and is read out by their Mayor.

A nice touch, a little clichéd maybe, but credit for originality.

14.12: Nice touch from Spanish PM Zapatero who starts up by recognising the human tragedy that has followed the tsunami in Indonesia - remembering that sport isn't everything. He also wished good luck to London in 2012 - which no-one else has done yet.

Otherwise his speech was much some sombre than Obama and Lula - and he's usually a much more convincing speaker.

14.03: "Spain is a bridge between continents and cultures," insists 2016 bid chief executive Mercedes Coghen.

13.59: Very clever video with tourists from around the world explaining why they feel like citizens of Madrid.

The choice of countries represented was clearly carefully considered, with certain voters in mind.

13.50: Juan Antonio Samaranch junior, Spain's only IOC member, is opening up. His Dad, the IOC's honorary President, will be so proud and if Prime Minister Zapatero is to be believed, he might still have his say.

"I don't need to introduce Juan Antonio Samaranch - the big one, the real one," he said.

Shadow of Samaranch still hangs over Madrid's 2016 Olympic bid

13.45: Here comes Madrid - with the King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leading the way. Bid leader Mercedes Coghen is there as well, they are all dressed in a very fetching shade of green.

13.30: IOC members - including Great Britain's Princess Anne and Sir Craig Reedie - have just sat down to a very posh lunch and are slowly filtering back into the Session Hall with Madrid due to give the fourth and final presentation in ten minutes.

Let's just hope they've not had too much free wine, it wouldn't be the first time a button has been pressed in error during one of these elections.

12.47: You don't have to be a member of the IOC to vote in our host city ballot - Rio is romping away at the moment.

Which city should follow London and host the 2016 Olympic Games?

LATEST NEWS: President Lula urges IOC to show vision and vote for Rio in 2016

12.21: There's a break for lunch now before Madrid get to make their presentation at 13.45. Never fear though, there's the Rio press conference coming up and Sportsbeat's Gerard Meagher will be bringing you the reaction as it happens

12.17: That brings the curtain down on Rio's bid - a very exotic bid to say the least but you can help but think that whether they win or not will come down to how many of the IOC members fancy living it up on the Copacabana.

ot;MsoNormal">12.16: One more question, this one's from Barbados' Austin Sealey, who wants to know about the impact of the 2014 World Cup

President Lula takes up the reins to make sure the bid finishes on a high but unfortunately he doesn't really answer the question.

"Brazil has learned to abide to its commitments. We have to prove that it is developing into a country that we did not see in the 20th century.

"But by 2016 we will have more than the conditions we are promising becuase we are entering a new period in Brazil's history." 

NEW FRONTIER: Brazil's President Lula and Rio 2016 bid Carlos Nuzman argued it was time for South American to finally stage the Olympics at the IOC Session in Copenhagen

12.13: And with regards to the legacy aspect - it's back to Carlos Nuzman.

"We have shown that out of the four cities we have the greatest legacy plan for our people," he adds.

"And that is in terms of infrastructure, the environment, transportation and above all, quality of life.

"It's obvious that the World Cup in 2014 will bring many benefits to our population but there is no doubt whatsoever that the Olympic Games will boost the people's self-esteem."

12.10: It's the Mayor of Rio Eduard Paes who tackles the question on cruise ships.

"I can asure you the port regeneration plan is already well underway and we have every confidence in that part of the city.

"Each year we have between six and eight cruise ships in the port for celebrations such as New Year's Eve and we can already guarantee six ships in 2016."

That settles that then.

12.09: Carlos Nuzman takes the floor for the doping question and begins his answer with a resounding 'Yes.'

"Upon request of thr IOC we will open investigations on doping in exchange for information - we respect the authority of the IOC and the Court of Arbitration for Sport."

12.01: And here's Prince Albert who wants to know more about Rio's plan to use cruiser ships as well as what is the most important legacy aspect of the bid.

11.59: Professor Lundqvist is back in the habit and again wants to know doping policies on athletes' entourages - this is a bit like Blind Date - 'I'd like to ask the same question to number two, please.'

11.57: Presentation over, now, some questions...........

11.56: For those of you who didn't know, it's called the River January because it was discovered on January 1, 1502

11.54: Carlos Nuzman is back on the mic now - and he's giving everyone a bitof a histroy lesson.

"It is now more than 500 years since Rio was founded - on the January River.

"And now we are ready to finally realise our dream - we are ready to serve and ready to deliver history." 

11.52: If Tokyo's presenting passion was ever in doubt, there can surely be no questioning Rio's

11.49: Video time now - A bit of spiritual soundtrack to this one - lots of waving, lots of pslm trees and a touch of capoeira - a combination of martial arts and dance, don't you know.

11.48: But he's straight back in there with: "It's time to light the Olmypic cauldron in a tropical country." A valid point.

11.46: There's no doubting the somewhat rotund Lula's passion - he pauses for a sip of water, such is the intensity in the Bella Center at the moment.

11.40: "I look at the Olympic rings and I see my country in them," says Lula.

"Brazil is in the top ten richest countries never to host the Olympics.

"For others it is just one more Games but for us it would boost the self-esteem of the people of Rio and continue our regeneration."

11.36: It's time for President Lula to take centre stage and he wastes no time in reeling off the sound-bites

11.29: Brazilian sailor Isobel Swan is now introducing the sportsmen and women past and present who are supporting Rio's bid.

Topping the bill is football legend Pele - who used to play football with a sock stuffed full of newspapers, according to Swan.

11.25: We're being taken on a virtual tour of the venues of Rio's bid now - very impressive. The stand-out stadium is the world famous Maracana football stadium - set to be completely overhauled for the football World Cup in 2014

11.18: Bid leader Carlos Nuzman is hammering home why the Games should be staged in South America for the first-time – and takes a slight snipe at Chicago’s all-American campaign.

Displaying a map of the world, punctuated with hosts of Summer and Winter Games, he said.

t;“Europe has staged the Games 30 times, North America 12 times, including eight in the United States, Asia five times and Oceania twice,” he said.

While not critical of Chicago, he made his point.

STRONG CASE: Bid leader Carlos Nuzman said it was time the Olympics finally came to South America (Getty Images)

11.10: Joao Havelange is speaking up first for Rio, his hometown.

The former Fifa president is a somewhat controversial figure and was accused by British journalist Andrew Jennings of corruption during his 24-years in charge of world football.

At 93, Havelenge is the most senior member of the IOC.

“I would love for you to join me in Rio in 2016 – not just for the Olympics but also to celebrate my 100th birthday,” he said.

11.05: And we're back. Rio are swaying, samba style, into the Session hall.

Latest news from Copenhagen - Tokyo play it safe in final 2016 presentation

10.59: Who needs the President. Chicago's mayor has been talking up the influence of First Lady Michelle.

Mayor of Chicago: First Lady stole the show

10.50: Rio de Janeiro are next up in ten minutes.

10.27: That concludes Tokyo's presentation. We must chapeau them for speaking in English throughout - a very commendable effort but you have to wonder if it was a bit of a shot in the foot.

You can't help but wonder if they had spoken in their native tongue they could have provided better responses to their questions and the whole thing would have run a bit more smoothly, still ten out of ten for effort.

10.26: Again Ichiro Kono keeps it short and sweet. "No noise, and no smell, it will be very hygenic."

10.24: Monaco's Prince Albert chips in again, quite rightly, he's expressing concerns about the Olympic village's proximity to a fish market.

10.22: "The JOC has already ratified WADA's code and both are in alignment," he repsonds to Lundqvist before addressing Ali and insisting that Tokyo will provide a legacy for 100 years.

10:21: I don't know if Ichiro Kono needs the loo or something but he's wasting no time in reeling off these answers.

10:19: And Pernilla Wiberg wants to know how the public support figures shot have after the IOC Evaluation Commission report so quickly.

10.18: Mr Ali pulls no punches again - "There was very little said about legacy in your presentation," he exclaimed.

10.14: Question time now - and it's a couple of familar faces - Professor Lundqvist want's to know what Tokyo plans to do about clamping down on doping with regards to the entourages of athletes.

GREEN CARD: New Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama claims only Tokyo can meet the environmental challenges of staging the 2016 Olympics

10.12: Time for another short video with obligatory uplifting soundtrack - and this one's for the kids. 'Setting the stage for tomorrow's heroes' it's called - sure to be a winner with the IOC.

10:08: Ichiro Kono has just made a very good point. Tokyo appeals to the youth of the world - it has robots, fashion and manga in abundance - what more could youngsters across the world want?

10.04: A short video of everything typically Japanese, with not so Japanese commentary  - there are 60,000 taxis in Tokyo that run on electrical power apparently.

10.00: Tokyo officials are playing up their ability to stage the best Games for the athletes - cue inspirational video.

09.54: “If you have never tried karaoke – we will take you,” promises a member of the Tokyo 2016 athletes’ commission.

Now if that doesn’t get them voting, what will?

09.46: Another slick video and more stirring music, apparently, 'Tokyo lives the power of sport' - whatever that means.

09.42: Green issues have been a key part of the Tokyo bid – sustainability is a big issue for the International Olympic Committee.

But you wonder how much of a factor it is when members actually come to casting their votes.

09.40: Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has been playing the green card.

"We are well postioned to serve as a future model for enviroment sustainability," he said, delivering his address in English.

"In Tokyo, human endeavour will be in common with the environment. In hosting the 2016 Games, we will show the world how a major metropolis can flourish without detriment to the environment.

"As Prime Minister of Japan, I promise our government will guarantee the financing of the Games. We will honour the Olympic charter in letter and spirit."

09.37: Japan have started their presentation, opening up with new  t;em>Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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09.19: Slight delay with the Chicago press conference, hope they aren't popping the champagne corks too early. These IOC voters are a fickle and hard-to-read bunch.

Obama's star in slick Chicago 2016 presentation

08.56: Chicago are finished, with a ripple of applause they walk out - Sportsbeat's Gerard Meagher will report their post-match thoughts from a press conference scheduled to start in ten minutes.

Tokyo are next up in 30 minutes time. In the words of Larry Sanders - don't go flicking.

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After one of the bid team effectively dodges the question with a non-answer, Obama steps in.

He said: “One of the legacies I want to see is a reminder that America at its best is open to the world.

“We are putting the full force of White House and State Department to make sure that this is a successful Games and visitors from around the world feel welcome and will come away with a sense of diversity of the American people.”

08.48: It was a risk bringing Barack Obama here to Copenhagen.

With other world leaders spending quality time with IOC members in the last 48 hours, his flying visit could have been interrupted as a snub.

But that was a spellbinding performance, IOC members were captivated by both him and his wife.

Madrid, Rio and Tokyo will be a little more worried now.

08.42: Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka puts forward a question about the satellite Olympic Village for cyclists and then Prince Albert asks what Chicago's key legacy will be. 

Prince Albert also asked a question to the London team four years ago - and you remember what happened then.

08.40: Powerful stuff from the US President.

“We stand at a moment in history where the fate of all nations are inexplicably linked,” he said.

“No one expects the Olympic Games to solve all of our collective challenges.

“But we do believe that in a world where we all too often witness dark aspects of humanity, peaceful competition between nations represents what is best about humanity.

“That is a powerful starting point for progress.

“We want to ignite the spirit of possibility, at the heart of the Olympic movement.

“If we walk this path together, I promise you that city of Chicago will make the world proud.”

08.29: Michelle Obama delivers an impressive speech – talking emotionally about her father, who introduced her to sport but was struck down with Multiple Sclerosis in his early 30's. She also plays up the importance of the Paralympics - something often overlooked in these decisions.

The Olympics can be a catalyst for change is the jist of it.

And she introduces her husband with the words: “I’ve brought someone with me who knows something about change.”

08.21: After Barack Obama's election rallying call of Yes We Can, Chicago have produced a video called Together We Can! Can you see what they did there?

08.11: This should please IOC members, Chicago insist they've secured 28,000 rooms in five-star hotels, all 'within easy reach of fine dining'.

08.10: Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay knows what the athletes want. He's just promised they'll have their own private beach in the Olympic Village.

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ALL SMILES: America's First Family deliver passionate speeches that call for the Games to be staged in Chicago

08.06: Bid leader Patrick Ryan is now delivering his pitch – insisting Chicago’s shopping rivals London, Paris and New York. And he insists ‘the shops are just a safe short walk from his hotel’.

U2’s 'Where the Streets Have No Name' is booming out now. Juan Antonio Samaranch has just switched his hearing aid off!

g>08.00: This is better. Chicago are playing a video - voiced by children from the city and aspiring athletes. It is just the sort of thing IOC members like. Slick and professional.

07.55: Chicago mayor Richard M Daley is making his pitch - invoking the memory of Jesse Owens. He is stressing widespread public support for the bid - although some pressure groups in his city - < a href="../../121st-ioc-session/016451-face-face-with-alternative-chicago-2016-delegation-and-they-arent-happy">such as these guys, don't agree.

Daley, whose father was mayor for 21 years, has served six terms himself but his current poll ratings have slumped to just 35 per-cent

07.50: A predictable tourist video is being played to the moody blues of Robert Johnson's Sweet home Chicago. A flat start, room to improve.

07.45: Chicago's bid team is marched in by chief executive Patrick Ryan. Barack Obama walks alongside his wife Michelle, who is wearing gold again. -michelle-obama-glitters-gold-eve-olympic-vote">I t's not the same dress as last night though - before you joke.

07.40: Jacques Rogge is opening up with some remarks but the world's media - more than a 1000 in number - can't hear him because the translation headsets they've been provided aren't working.

07.10: Each bid team have spent hundreds of thousands getting their branding and messaging right. span>

Olympic bids are now big money exer cises – many of the behind the scenes staff that guided London to success in Singapore four years ago are here in Copenhagen.

Former UEFA official Mike Lee, who devised the communications strategy for Seb Coe's 2012 team, is playing a key rol e in the Rio bid.

No controversial logos here – all quite predictable stuff but Madrid’s hand, in the Olympic colours, is the most classy.

Chicago are campaigning under ‘Let friendship shine’ – which begs the question, when did friendship ever shine?

Madrid’s ‘Games with a human touch’ is equally vague while Rio’s ‘Live your passion’ borrows a little too much from Turin – host of the 2006 Winter Olympics – whose motto was ‘Feel the passion’.

But maybe bids can be judged by their branding.

Tokyo’s ‘Uniting our worlds’ is as uninspired as a campaign most seasoned observers claim has been the most lacklustre of the four shortlisted candidates.

06.40: It was a late night for the bid teams - who attended a night of dance and song at the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen, which, in truth, dragged on a bit.

Yesterday, all four bids were putting on a confident face - although you sensed some meant it more than others.

Michelle Obama glitters in gold on eve of Olympic vote

mpic-bid">Shadow of Samaranch still hangs over Madrid's 2016 Olympic bid

Brazilian President: Rio is no second rate citizen

Tokyo 2016 President lauds big budget ahead of D-Day

06.30: Good morning and welcome to Copenhagen - where it's wheels down Air Force One.  US President Barack Obama will lead the Chicago delegation in their presentation, which is the first to be heard by the IOC members.

Each presentation is assigned 70 minutes, which includes time for questions. Chicago start at 7.45am (all times UK) followed b y Tokyo (10.25am), Rio de Janeiro (12.05pm) and Madrid (2.45pm).

The IOC's evaluation commission, which has been keeping close tabs on the four candidate cities, will make a 30 minute presentation and the vote begins at 4.10pm. The result is expected 80 minutes later - with an estimated one billion television viewers tuning in.< /p>

HOW IT WORKS: DECISION 2016: Lessons from the past in IOC 2016 Olympic vote

After months of planning and preparation - now the only thing left is to hope.

Four cities vying to follow London 2012 and host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will make their case for the final time with 70-minute presentations to the International Olympic Committee's 106-strong voting membership.

We'll be blogging all the way and bringing you the latest reaction and gossip from the Bella Centre.

And this is an Olympic race where silver really does mean absolutely nothing - so expect plenty of tears alongside the cheers.