Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Games of the XXXII Olympiad XVI Paralympic Games |
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Istanbul · Madrid · Tokyo |
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| City | Tokyo, Japan |
| Chair | Shintaro Ishihara |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) |
| Previous Games hosted | |
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1964 Summer Olympics Bid for 2016 |
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Tokyo 2020 (東京 2020 Tōkyō Nisen-Nijū?) was a successful bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Tokyo and the Japanese Olympic Committee. On September 7, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Tokyo won their bid to host the games. Tokyo previously hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. On August 3, 2016 it was reported that the IOC approved the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Olympics including the return of baseball and softball.
Tokyo was selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee on July 16, 2011 as Japan's bidding city for the 2020 Games. The city is moving forward with its bid following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which affected much of eastern Japan. Prior to Tokyo's selection by the Japanese Olympic Committee, Hiroshima expressed interest in hosting but withdrew their plans to bid.
On September 7, 2011, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced that Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara will be Chairman of the Tokyo 2020 bid committee. The bid committee held their first meeting shortly after. Towards the end of November 2011 the Tokyo 2020 Council was established. It is an advisory board comprises 64 members including Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda who is the top advisor on the council. Tokyo 2020 revealed their bid logo on November 30, 2011. Tokyo's 2020 bid will have a budget of $75 Million, which is half the amount of their previous 2016 bid, which had a $150 Million budget. The President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda stated in April 2012 that hosting the games could generate $2 Billion for Tokyo.
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