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The councilman of Deportes, José Antonio Valverde Queen, will present a proposal to the full City Council to be held on 26 May for publicly expressing support for the candidacy of the city of Madrid to host the 2016 Olympics.
The XXXI Olympic Games will be held in 2016.
Seven cities officially presented to the International Olympic Committee wishes to host this sporting event, but after an initial evaluation stage, the list was reduced to four cities: Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo.
Of these, one will be elected on October 2, 2009 during the course of the 121st session of the IOC Executive Board to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In recent days, the International Committee visited the capital Madrid to see the facilities and the draft of Madrid as a candidate city to host the Olympics in 2016.
The mayor, through this proposal, the City Council intended to join this initiative, "as we have shown the mayor of Madrid, the president of the Community of Madrid, the Prime Minister's Office, and all political parties and all of Spanish society, which are united behind this candidacy. "
It has also highlighted the importance of expressing this support, "taking into account the importance for Madrid and for Spain to host the celebration of the Olympic Games."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana
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