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TOKYO TO HOST 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES
The IOC have picked Tokyo over the two
other contenders, Madrid and Istanbul, to
host the 2020 Summer Olympic games.
Tokyo previously hosted the Summer
Games in 1964.
Tokyo’s bid came in at $5 billion to $6
billion, compared to $19 billion pledged
by Istanbul, said Ed Hula, editor and
founder of aroundtherings.com, which
covers the business and politics of the
Olympic movement.
But Tokyo’s government has already
amassed a $4.9 billion Olympic fund to
pay to prepare for the Games and a $1
billion national stadium that will be used
for the athletic events and the Opening
Ceremonies will already have been built
for the rugby World Cup in 2017.
Turkey would have been the first Muslim
country to host the Games. However, it
missed out for the fifth time. It would
have needed to fund infrastructure
improvements, including modernisation
of its transportation system. June’s rioting
in Istanbul’s Taksim Square may have
tainted the city’s hopes.
Meanwhile, the IOC has voted to reinstate
wrestling as an Olympic sport for the
2020 and 2024 Games after being voted
in ahead of baseball/softball and squash.
The 2016 Summer Olympics will be in
Brazil. The Winter Olympics will be held
in Russia in 2014 and South Korea in
2018.
The Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center will be used as the
International Broadcast Center
The Wakasu Golf Links and Wakasu Olympic Marina is where
Golf and Sailing will be held
The Sapporo Dome in Sapporo will host Football matches