Candidate cities for 2016 | Australian Olympic Committee

On 4 June 2008, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will select the Candidate Cities for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad to be held in 2016.

Seven Applicant Cities - Chicago (USA), Prague (Czech Republic), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar) and Madrid (Spain)*- have submitted their applications and are eager to know whether they can move to next phase, the so-called candidature procedure phase.

IOC President Jacques Rogge will announce the selected Candidate Cities in a press conference at 4.30 p.m. (GMT).

The Candidate Cities selected on 4 June will be requested to submit their Candidature File with an in-depth description of their Olympic project.

They will also prepare for the visit of the IOC Evaluation Commission.

The Evaluation Commission will make a detailed technical assessment of each candidature and publish a report one month before the election of the host city for the IOC members to review.

The following timetable has been established for this phase:

8 – 24 August 2008 - Olympic Games Observer Programme – Beijing 2008

12 February 2009 - Submission of Candidature File to IOC

One month before the election of the host city - Report by the 2016 IOC Evaluation Commission

The election of the host city of the 2016 Games will take place on 2 October 2009 during the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen. IOC members will cast their votes until one city has obtained a majority.