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When it comes to supporting their hometown of Chicago, Illin., the Obama’s know no limits. Case in point: First Lady Michelle Obama’s upcoming trip to Copenhagen to support Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee will meet on Oct. 2 to hear bids for the four candidate cities: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

The Obama’s have pledged to continue to work to support Chicago’s bid to host the games.

Chicago has never hosted an Olympics. However, according to a list from About.com, Athens, London, and Paris all hosted the summer Olympics on more than one occasion.

Cheapflights wants to know: Where should the 2016 Summer Olympics be held?

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Pleasance CoddingtonPleasance is a British travel writer and online content specialist in travel. She has written for numerous publications and sites including Wired, Lucky, Rough Guides and Yahoo! Travel. After working for six years on content and social media at VisitBritain, she is now the Global Content and Social Media Manager for Cheapflights.

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