| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Games of the XXXI Olympiad XV Paralympic Games | |
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| Winner: Rio de Janeiro Runner-up: Madrid Shortlist: Tokyo · Chicago | |
| Details | |
| City | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan |
| Evaluation | |
| IOC score | 4.3 |
| Previous Games hosted | |
| None | |
| Decision | |
| Result | Not shortlisted. |
Baku 2016 (Azerbaijani: Bakı 2016) was an unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics by Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. It was the first bid by the city to host the Olympic games. Baku was eliminated from the running at the announcement of the Candidate city shortlist on June 4, 2008.
If Baku had been chosen to host, the games would have been held between July 15 and July 31, 2016.[1] The Paralympics would have been held between August 10 and August 22.