The cities, in alphabetical order, are: Baku (Azerbaijan), Chicago (USA), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan). NOCs had until 13 September 2007 to notify the IOC that a city within their jurisdiction was interested in applying.
Candidature process in two phases
For these seven cities, today begins the first phase of the IOC’s two-step procedure, which will run until the 2nd October 2009, election day of the 2016 host city.
Key dates
– 14 January 2008: Applicant Cities to reply to IOC questionnaire
– Beginning of June 2008: Acceptance of Candidate Cities by the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne
– Beginning of June 2008: Candidature Procedure and Questionnaire made available to Candidate Cities
– August 2008: Candidate Cities participate in the IOC Observer Programme during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
– 12 February 2009: Candidature file to be submitted to the IOC
– May – June 2009: IOC Evaluation Commission visits Candidate Cities
– 2 September 2009: Publication of the Evaluation Commission report
– 2 October 2009: Election of the 2016 Host City in Copenhagen, Denmark
