Athletes' interests will decide, Rogge

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The decision as to who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics will be down to which city seems best for the athletes, and not purely economic reasons, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday.

The Belgian said the Olympics represented a once-in-a-life-time opportunity for the athletes and it would be the city out of the quartet of Chicago, Madrid Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo that appeared to be the best for the athletes that would prevail in the vote in Copenhagen on Oct 2.

"Economics will not drive our decision. We have shown in the past that we don't always go for the richest candidate," said Rogge.