Which of the four final candidate cities do you want to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo?

The International Olympic Committee will hold the vote Friday to determine the host of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, picking from the four final candidate cities: Chicago, U.S.; Madrid, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Tokyo, Japan.

After more than two years of preparation, teams representing the four cities have gathered in Copenhagen for the 21st IOC Session. The winning city will be determined after three rounds of voting. One city will be eliminated in each round.

In addition to city officials, Olympic legends and celebrities, a historic quarter of world leaders are lobbying in Copenhagen: U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama; Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia; Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and wife Miyuki Hatoyama.

Of the four cities, only Tokyo previously hosted the Olympics. The 1964 Olympic Games were the first held in Asia.

The U.S. and Spain have previously played host to the Olympics. Rio de Janeiro could make history as home to the first Olympics held in South America.

IG Online partner Universal Sports will carry the announcement live online, scheduled for 6:30 - 7 p.m. local time (12:30 - 1 p.m. EST).

Which of the four candidate cities do you want to host the 2016 Olympic Games and why? Leave a comment below!

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Silvia said:

	VAMANOS!!!!! MADRID!!!
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Erin Tabor said:

	... Anywhere but Chicago- sorry, but I just don't see it as a good place to host the Olympics.
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Martine said:

	... Chicago or Rio... I can't believe the Olympics have never been in South America!!!!!
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KelliMc said:

	... Anywhere but Chicago...can't stand that city or the people there!
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Joako said:

	Tokyo! Tokyo is the right place!
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arsgc said:

	... ¡¡¡¡Madrid¡¡¡¡ hola everyone
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Violeta said:

	... VAMOS MADRID!
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October 02, 2009
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arsgc said:

	... !!!!Marid¡¡¡¡
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GYMNASTICS said:

	CHICAGO chicago because it is in the united states...and it hasnt been there in a while...chicago baby!!!!
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ellie said:

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bilgisayar teknik servisi said:

	olimpic 2016 I am happy that Rio was selected to host the games for 2016
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October 05, 2009 | url
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