Why Chicago should win the bid for the Olympics 2016?

In Chicago there are many places to surprise the people around the world. Chicago is the largest city in the State of Illinois and has the 3rd largest population of the U.S.A. People know Chicago by the name Windy City because Chicago is located on Lake Michigan. Totally, Chicago has a lot to present. People around the world would visit Chicago just to see places such the Millennium Park, Museum Campus, Cloud Gate known locally as “The Bean”, the Crown Fountain and the Harris’s Theater for music and dance.

In addition, Chicago has many nationalities; therefore, people who visit the city are able to taste food from around the world such as the Taste of Chicago. They will enjoy traveling in Chicago. While people are coming for the Olympics, they can enjoy gaining new life.

By Wannipa

Why Chicago would make a good Olympic City

First of all, Chicago is large enough to host this huge amount of Athletes and audience. Create an Olympic area on the Lake Michigan sounds awesome and crazy at the same time.
I think the lake is the only solution because they don’t need to modify the whole city for a big event like the Olympics. If they are going to do it on the south side of Chicago they have to provide more comfortable public transportation.
Another area that they should improve is a safety environment.

By Roberto Callerame

My favorite moment of the Olympics - Flavia Zoccari

Full name: Flavia Zoccari
Gender: Female
Height: 6'0" (182 cm)
Weight: 157 lbs (71 kg)
Born: November 1, 1986 in Roma, Roma, Italy
Affiliations: Esercito
Country: Italy
Sport: Swimming


Shit Happend!!!

By Roberto Callerame

Federica Pellegrini

Full name: Federica Pellegrini
Gender: Female Height: 5'10" (177 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: August 5, 1988 in Mirano, Venezia, Italy Affiliations: AS Serenissima
Country: Italy Sport: Swimming


Federica Pellegrini (born August 5, 1988) is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano (province of Venice), she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle (long course and short course) and 400 m (long course) freestyle world record holder. Also, during the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to breach the 4 minute barrier in 400 m freestyle with the time 3:59.15.
Medals and world records
Pellegrini is the first female Olympic champion in the history of Italian swimming; she is also the only Italian swimmer to have set world records in more than one event.
Her first international podium was at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle at the age of 16, becoming the youngest athlete to have ever won an Olympic medal in an individual event in the history of Italian sports.
Pellegrini's first long course gold medal came at the 2008 Eropean Championships in Eindhoven, where she won the 400 m freestyle setting a world record (4:01.53).
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she arrived as the world-record holder and favourite for the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle, but only finished 5th in the final. On the same day, she recovered from the disappointment setting a world record in the heats of the 200 m freestyle; in the final, she broke her own world record (1:54.82) and won her first Olympic gold medal.
Pellegrini proved her strength also in short course events at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka when she won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle at world-record pace (1:51.85).
At the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Pellegrini broke the world record in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 4:00.41 to better Joanne Jackson's record of 4:00.66.
At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini broke the world record again in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:59.15, winning the gold medal.

By Roberto Callerame

Individual Olympians

Name: Michael Phelps

Location: Ann Arbor, Mi, USA

Date of Birth: June 30, 1985

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Michael Phelp's day grew loulier by the hour on Thursday.

First he lost a major sponsor, than he got suspended. The Olympics great was suspended from competition for three month by USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed him inhaling marijuana from a pipe. The sport's national governing body also cut off its financial support to Phelps for the same three month period, effective immediately. "This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Mitchael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who looked up to him as a role model and hero," the Colorado-Springs-based federation said in statement.
"Michael has voluntary accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust".
Phelps won a record eight gold medals in Beijing and returned to America as one of the world's most acclaimed athletics.

By Wannipa

2016 Olympics in Chicago?

Hi everyone,

Welcome to our blog 2016 Olympics in Chicago, broad casted from Wannipa and Roberto. Our blog will talk about the Olympics 2016 and what city will get the chance to host this big event.

Wannipa is from Thailand, and she is a person who likes listening more then talking. She has been living in Chicago for 2 years.

Roberto is from Italy who lived in Germany. He has been in Chicago since December 2008.

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