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Updated at 10:04 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2009

CLAY ASSISTS IN CHICAGO OLYMPICS BID
Olympics: IOC inspection team wraps up Chicago visit

Associated Press

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Beijing Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bryan Clay talks to students as Mya Williams holds his gold medal during a World Sport Chicago sports camp Tuesday in Chicago, as members of Chicago 2016 meet with the International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission. Chicago, the U.S. Olympic candidate city is in the final day of a six day bid for the 2016 summer Olympic games.

M. SPENCER GREEN | Associated Press

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CHICAGO — Members of the International Olympic Committee inspection team are finally going to talk about their visit to Chicago.

The team hasn't talked to the media at all since arriving in Chicago to evaluate the city's bid for the 2016 Summer Games and tour the proposed venue sites.

In fact, their visit has been tightly choreographed and it seems like every time they got near news crews there was either someone banging a drum, a band was playing or children were cheering.

But their meetings end Tuesday and in the late afternoon they'll face reporters. And perhaps they'll talk about the city's bid and all the people — from President Obama to Oprah Winfrey to Michael Jordan — who've thrown their support behind the bid.