Thursday, May 24, 2012

Three cities Tokyo,Istanbul,Madrid candidates for 2020 Olympics


The International Olympic Committee has picked Tokyo, Istanbul, and Madrid, as final candidates to host the 2020 Summer Games. IOC executive board met in Quebec City, Canada, on Wednesday.

In all, 5 cities were screened in many categories, including transportation, accommodation, and what international sports events they've hosted in the past, based on the plans they have submitted.
Doha of Qatar and Baku of Azerbaijan were eliminated.

The Tokyo government plans to appeal to IOC members at the London Olympics this summer, while trying to work out the details of its plan.The host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be announced at the IOC general meeting in Argentina in September 2013.

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