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It was no competition. The IOC learned the hard way in Sochi that corruption, infrastructure costs, and conflict don't make the games any better. Japan was the most buttoned-up host they could find.
Tokyo will be the host city of the 2020 Olympic Games, announced Jacques Rogges, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), this afternoon in Buenos Aires.
Tokyo beat out Istanbul and Madrid as well as Rome, Doha, and Baku in Azerbaijan who participated in the first phase of the bid process. The candidate cities were involved in a two-year process during which the final three participants filled out applications, outlined the blueprint of their Olympic projects, and hosted
