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Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC),
Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2009

Open quoteIf we had thought about how to make a lot of money, we would have chosen Chicago.Close quote

  • JACQUES ROGGE,
  • president of the International Olympic Committee, saying the IOC's choice of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics had little to do with money
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