Showing posts with label 2020 Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2020 Olympics. Show all posts
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympics vs Istanbul, Madrid
Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Friday, September 6, 2013
2020 Olympics: Istanbul, Tokyo or Madrid? (Campaign Videos)
The host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics will be voted on by the 100+ International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in Buenos Aires next Saturday (September 7).
Agence France-Presse runs the rule over the 3 candidates strengths and weaknesses (in the order they make their final presentations to the IOC members):
Pau Gasol, Rafa Nadal support Madrid's bid to host 2020 Olympics
A host of Spain’s biggest sports stars have lent their weight to Madrid’s bid to stage the 2020 Olympics with the final decision in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Tokyo and Istanbul stand in the way of a first ever Olympiad in the Spanish capital and with fears over the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant and the fall-out from the ongoing Syrian civil war overshadowing their bids respectively, Madrid has gained significant ground in recent months.
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