2016 Evaluation Commission announced

The team will be headed by Nawal El Moutawakel who chaired the Evaluation Commission for the 2012 Olympic Games bid process. Her team, composed of representatives from the Olympic Movement as well as a number of advisors, will analyse the candidature files of the four bidding cities - Chicago (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain) - due for submission to the IOC by 12 February 2009.

Commenting on the announcement, IOC President Jacques Rogge, said: "The Evaluation Commission plays an important role in assessing the Candidate Cities' ability to host the Olympic Games. We have here a professional team with a wide range of knowledge and experience. I would like to thank Nawal El Moutawakel for accepting to lead it. Nawal did an excellent job as chairwoman of the Evaluation Commission of the 2012 Candidate Cities. As an Olympic champion, a newly elected member of the IOC Executive Board and Sports Minister in Morocco she will bring an invaluable contribution to the Commission".

In addition, the Commission will make on-site inspections around the second quarter of 2009 before then issuing a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members one month before they elect the host city on 2 October 2009 during the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen. This appraisal, known as the IOC Evaluation Commission report, will be made available to the general public and other interested parties.

Other members of the Commission include, Gilbert Felli; Ching-Kuo Wu; Craig Reedie; Guy Drut; Mounir Sabet; Alexander Popov; Els van Breda Vriesman and Gregory Hartung. The Commission will also comprise an ANOC representative, still to be appointed, and advisors.