I am happy Rio won the bid, I think the city could really use something like this. They need the help with tourism because people always talk about how dangerous it is.
I don't know if it's because China set a standard for the Olympics, the fact that President Obama went to support Chicago's bid, or Michael Phelps winning big time last year. But I feel like this event is really back on everyone's radar. Or is it me...and I am just growing up and becoming more interested in the rest of the world. Because for the 2004 Olympics in Greece, the only highlight I can remember is the designer they picked to make the outfits (and of course the fact that the Olympics came from Greece).
Here are the ideas from the other countries:
The first one if Madrid, followed by Japan (stadium would have used solar power), and Chicago.
