RIO DE JANEIRO'S SECRET WEAPON: PELÉ

We are just 3 days away to know which country the International Olympic Committee will choose to be host of the 2016 Olympic games. Right now the heavy favorite to win the bid is Chicago, mainly because of the influence of Barrack Obama, but if somebody can beat team Obama it’s going to be Rio because of Pelé.

Pelé is synonymous with sporting success and he has been a player also on the political sides of sports. He says that Obama’s support doesn’t necessarily mean that everybody should give the victory to Chicago right now.

Pelé said: "Rio doesn't compete with Obama. We are competing against Madrid, against Tokyo, against Chicago."

South America has never hosted any kind of Olympic games, and with the support of Pelé this could finally change.

In my opinion thanks to Pelé’s universal popularity, charisma and persuasion Rio could defeat Chicago on a very close fight. It will be hard and right now Chicago is the favorite to win, but Pelé and underdog Rio could be the one that wins at the end.

Election day will take place in Copenhagen on October 2^nd.

Source:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/6243795/Pele-confident-Rio-has-the-beating-of-Obama-backed-Chicago-in-race-for-2016-Games.html