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September 8, 2013 02:21 am GMT
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Tokyo Wins Bid for 2020 Olympics
Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, besting fellow finalists Istanbul and Madrid.
The Japanese capital won the bid Saturday, following a secret ballot that took place during the 125th International Olympic Committee session in Buenos Aires. 94 IOC members voted in total. Tokyo beat Istanbul 60 votes to 36 in the final round of the selection process. The Turkish city eliminated Madrid in a first round tie-breaker.
"Congratulations to the city of Tokyo on its election as host of the 2020 Olympic Games," IOC President Jacques Rogge said in an IOC release Read more...
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