Rio Bid Leader Claims Edge

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 23, 2009 5:40PM

If you thought Mayor Daley was confident in Chicago's chances of landing the 2016 Olympics, you haven't spoken with Rio's Carlos Roberto Osorio. Osorio spoke with WBBM 780 AM this week and showed confidence that Rio was the leader to win the 2016 games. He summed it succinctly, saying, "Rio has the advantage among the pool of four cities." Okay, but why? “Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid could represent more of the same. Each city could host good games but lack some novelty. Rio presents to the IOC the opportunity to explore and a new country and continent and to engage youth in a different part of the world.” Check out the full interview here.