Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics

Bids for the
2020 (2020) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
Games of the XXXII Olympiad
XVI Paralympic Games
Winner: Tokyo
Runner-up: Istanbul
Shortlist: Madrid
Details
CityTokyo, Japan
ChairShintaro Ishihara
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee (JOC)
Previous Games hosted
1964 Summer Olympics
Bid for 2016
Decision
ResultWinner (60 votes)

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.[1] 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.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics ended up being rescheduled from 24 July 2020 to 23 July 2021.

  1. ^ Holthus, Barbara; Gagné, Isaac; Manzenreiter, Wolfram; Waldenberger, Franz (2020-04-23). Japan Through the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics Open Access. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003033905. ISBN 978-1-003-03390-5.
  2. ^ "IOC approves addition of five sports for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". ESPN.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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