Rio hope mood for change will boost Olympic credentials

BARACK OBAMA’S victory in the USA presidential election may have been seen as a huge boost for Chicago’s hopes of winning the bid for the 2016 Olympics, but rivals Rio de Janeiro hope the same mood for change will swing the contest their way.

Rio are up against Tokyo and Madrid as well as Obama’s home town, and are pushing the message that the Olympic Movement should deliver the Games to South America for the first time.

The final decision will be taken by the International Olympic Committee in October next year, and Rio bid president Carlos Arthur Nuzman insists the Brazilian city have much to offer.