Both Tokyo and Chicago have been dropped by the International Olympic Committee as potential host locations for the 2016 Olympics during the first two rounds of voting in Copenhagen today.
President Barack Obama is in Copenhagen advocating on Chicago's behalf.
Still remaining as possibilities are Madrid and Rio de Janeiro.
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