The capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, was included in the list of countries hoping to host the Olympic Games 2016.
On 15 January, the list of cities hoping to host the Olympic Games 2016 was determined, namely Baku (Azerbaijan), Chicago (United States), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (the Check Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan).
The city to host the Olympic Games will be announced in Copenhagen on 9 October 2009, Gazeta.ru reported.