2016 Candidate Cities visits announced

The International Olympic Committeeâs Evaluation Commission is to visit the four Candidate Cities bidding for the 2016 Olympic Games in April and May of 2009.
The visits will be carried out by the Commission from 4th to 7th April in Chicago, USA; 16th to 19th April in Tokyo, Japan; 29th April to 2nd May in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and 5th to 8th May in Madrid, Spain. The Commission will spend four days with each bid committee.
Before visiting the cities, the Evaluation Commission will analyse the four Candidature Files due for submission to the IOC by 12th February 2009. The Commission will check the facts and figures of the files during the visits to each city, before issuing a report to be distributed not later than one month before the election of the host city to all the IOC members.
The election of the host city of the 2016 Games will take place on 2nd October 2009 during the 121st IOC Session in Denmark. The Commission Chairwoman, Nawal El Moutawakel, will present a final report before the IOC members cast their votes until one city has obtained a majority.