SF to be named U.S. Finalist for 2016 Olympics!

SF To Be Named U.S. Finalist For 2016 Olympics POSTED: 4:00 pm PDT July 17, 2006 UPDATED: 6:17 pm PDT July 17, 2006 Email This Story | Print This Story San Francisco will be named a U.S. finalist for the 2016 Olympics, NBC11's Raj Mathai exclusively reported Monday. San Francisco will be one of two, possibly three finalists for America. Los Angeles will also be named a finalist, Mathai reported. Chicago could also be named. Houston and Philadelphia were two of five original candidates that will not earn finalist spots, Mathai reported. A U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman, Darryl Seibel, said Monday evening the elimination of Houston and Philadelphia from the pool of finalists is not official, saying the committee has not ruled out any of the five cities. An official decision could come within the next two weeks, Seibel said. When U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth visited San Francisco on May 18, he said the committee may not even advance a U.S. city to hold the 2016 Games. San Francisco has never hosted the Olympic Games. The city competed for the 2012 summer games but lost out in the domestic competition to New York City. New York City, in turn, lost in the international competition to London. NBC11's Raj Mathai will have more on his exclusive report tonight on the NBC11 News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. http://www.nbc11.com/news/9531344/detail.html>