The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is pleased to announce that seven cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016.
The cities, in alphabetical order, are:
The 7 Applicant Cities will now proceed to Phase 1 of the IOC's two-step procedure, which will lead to the election of the 2016 host city in
Phase 1, known as the Candidature Acceptance Procedure, involves a thorough review by the IOC of each city's potential to organize successful Olympic Games in 2016. Cities are required to answer a questionnaire, and their answers are studied by the IOC. At the end of this first phase, the IOC Executive Board selects the cities that will become Candidate Cities.
During Phase 2, known as the Candidature Procedure, Candidate Cities will be requested to submit their Candidature File and will be subject to a technical assessment made by a visiting team: the IOC Evaluation Commission. The IOC Evaluation Commission's appraisal will be published in a report, and sent to IOC members no later than one month before they cast their vote on 2 October 2009.
Key Dates:
- 14 January 2008: Applicant Cities to reply to IOC questionnaire
- June 2008: Acceptance of Candidate Cities by the IOC Executive Board in
- June 2008: Candidature Procedure and Questionnaire made available to Candidate Cities
- August 2008: Candidate Cities participate in the IOC Observer Program during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- 12 February 2009: Candidature File to be submitted to the IOC
- May ÔÇô June 2009: IOC Evaluation Commission visits Candidate Cities
- 2 September 2009: Publication of the Evaluation Commission report
- 2 October 2009: Election of the 2016
Source: IOC
