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Chicago not weakened by Barack Obama absence claims Ryan

By Tom Degun in Chicago and Duncan Mackay in London

September 11 - Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics will not be weakened by the decision of United States President Barack Obama to send the First Lady, his wife Michelle (pictured), to the final vote next month instead of him attending personally, officials here claimed today.


Chicago not weakened by Barack Obama absence claims Ryan

By Tom Degun in Chicago and Duncan Mackay in London

September 11 - Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics will not be weakened by the decision of United States President Barack Obama to send the First Lady, his wife Michelle (pictured), to the final vote next month instead of him attending personally, officials here claimed today.


Chicago not weakened by Barack Obama absence claims Ryan

By Tom Degun in Chicago and Duncan Mackay in London

September 11 - Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics will not be weakened by the decision of United States President Barack Obama to send the First Lady, his wife Michelle (pictured), to the final vote next month instead of him attending personally, officials here claimed today.







Brownlee confident ahead of Australian final

September 11 - Britain's Alistair Brownlee (pictured), now the hot favourite to take the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series men's title and be crowned the 2009 world champion, today declared himself fit and ready to take on the challenge at the Grand Final on Australia's Gold Coast tomorrow.