President Lula: Defeat for Rio 2016 is unthinkable
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By Tom Degun
September 30 - Britain's bob skeleton team, including Shelley Rudman (pictured), will begin their intensely competitive campaigns to compete at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in two weeks.
By Mike Rowbottom in Copenhagen
October 1 - Sebastian Coe (pictured) believes that the race for the 2016 Games is the best there has ever been – and too close to call.
By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen
September 30 - The battle to host the 2016 Olympics turned ugly here tonight after Rio de Janeiro formally complained to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after an official from Madrid reportedly criticised the Brazilian city as having "the worst bid" of the four candidates.
By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen
September 30 - America's First Lady Michelle Obama arrived here today, the first of a succession of state dignitaries due to promote four rival bids for the 2016 Olympics.
September 30 - UPS has become the latest £20 million sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.
By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen
September 29 - Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics is enjoying a surge of support as the final vote approaches, a new poll conducted by Zogby International and released today claims.
September 29 - China, one of the most sought-after teams in the build-up to London 2012 by cities wanting to stage pre-Olympic training camps, have opened talks with Sheffield and visited the Yorkshire city to inspect the facilities.
By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen
September 29 - Madrid will win its bid to the 2016 Olympics because it already has been promised between 25 and 50 per cent of the votes from the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Antonio Samaranch junior (pictured) claimed today.