美国总统奥巴马星期四晚些时候将前往哥本哈根，和他的妻子一起为芝加哥争取申办2016年夏季奥运会。奥巴马预计星期五早上抵达丹麦首都哥本哈根，赶在国际奥委会投票前对投票委员们作一次演说。
第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马已经在哥本哈根为这个伊利诺伊州的城市作宣传。
国际奥委会将于星期五投票决定举办城市，目前进入决赛的城市有芝加哥，马德里，里约热内卢和东京。巴西总统达席尔瓦将为里约作陈述，日本首相鸠山由纪夫为东京获胜游说。西班牙派出两名特使到哥本哈根，他们是胡安·卡洛斯国王和萨帕特罗首相。
U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen later Thursday to join his wife in lobbying for Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Mr. Obama is scheduled to arrive in the Danish capital early Friday, in time to make a presentation to the voting members of the International Olympic Committee. First lady Michelle Obama is already in Copenhagen making the pitch for the Illinois city.
The IOC votes Friday on which finalist city — Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo — will host the games.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is making the case for Rio, while Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is lobbying on behalf of Tokyo. Spain sent two special envoys to Copenhagen — King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.