Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic games
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan celebrates with members of the Tokyo bid committee after Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, announced Tokyo as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Buenos Aires
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People celebrate after hearing that Tokyo had been chosen to host the 2020 Olympic Games during a public viewing event in Tokyo
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan celebrates with members of the Tokyo bid committee as Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee announces Tokyo as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games during a ceremony in Buenos Aires
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Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee announces Tokyo as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games during a ceremony in Buenos Aires
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Turks and Japanese tourists visiting Turkey celebrate the results of the opening round of voting for the city will host the 2020 summer Games as they watch it live on big screens in Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul
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A man uses a mobile phone above a campaign sign for Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games during a public viewing event in Tokyo
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The 2020 Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee announced Saturday.
Istanbul and Tokyo were the final two competitors for the honor. Madrid was eliminated in the first round of balloting. Madrid and Istanbul were tied in the initial balloting, but a runoff vote gave that edge to Istanbul 49-45. Tokyo had outpolled both of them in the initial round of International Olympic Committee voting, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— Jay Busbee