2020 Olympics will be in Tokyo
FLASH: Tokyo wins vote to host 2020 Olympics... http://t.co/oxVtlVaI3f
— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) September 7, 2013
I'm thrilled because the other finalist was... Istanbul.
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.Congratulations Tokyo!
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting Saturday by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, billed itself as the safe and reliable choice at a time of global political and economic uncertainty.
"Tokyo can be trusted to be the safe pair of hands and much more," bid leader and IOC member Tsunekazu Takeda said in the final presentation. "Our case today is simple. Vote for Tokyo and you vote for guaranteed delivery. ... Tokyo is the right partner at the right time."
Labels: Summer Olympics
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:21 AM
3 Comments:
Ha! Funny that you posted on this... I saw the headline a little while ago and started thinking that just maybe I could start saving up now and be able to go. And then I thought how fun it would be to have a dinner meet up for all the Israel Matzav fans who get over there... :)
Has Erdogan blamed the Jews yet? He will.
"We believe that hosting the Olympics in Istanbul will give this signal, this spirit of friendship and sharing and peace," Erdogan said. "And our country is a place where there is a lot of unity and diversity..."
Wow! That statement broke the needle on my BS Detector Gauge.
... In stark contrast, Tokyo ought to be a pretty good locale for the Olympics. By then, the Fukushima mess ought to be cleaned up and hopefully, their economy will be doing better.
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