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Originally Posted by mg1942
^ and good ratings cause Americans will finally get to watch the XXXI olympiad with no delays  |
That's right, I had forgotten about that. So the IOC really got the best of both worlds in this selection - they got to make a historic choice in Rio, but at the same time they got to keep the increased viewership from having the Olympics shown in the US without a time delay.
In regards to Chicago, I imagine the recent video of several Chicago teens viciously killing another teen had some impact on the vote (the congested traffic problems for the 2nd largest city in the US certainly didn't help (though, I admit I know very liitle about any problems in Rio)).