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Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics after first beating Madrid and then fending off Istanbul by 64 to 36 votes, in a tense and dramatic final. Tokyo delivered a perfect presentation outlining why it should be destiny that in 7 years time, the world’s biggest sporting competition should be held in their backyard.
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The victory was made even sweeter for Toyko because they failed in bidding for the 2016 games. The budget Japan will spend on the 32nd Olympiad is £2.6 billion, compared with Turkey’s £12.8 billion. Turkey put up a good proposal and may have succeeded had it not been for Princess Takamodo, a member of Japan’s royal family to present to the IOC, which had a similar effect to what Beckham did for the British bid.
All the hosts since 1980
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1980: Moscow, Soviet Union
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1984: Los Angeles, US
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1988: Seoul, South Korea
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1992: Barcelona, Spain
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1996: Atlanta, US
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2000: Sydney, Australia
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2004: Athens, Greece
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2008: Beijing, China
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2012: London, UK
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2016: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2020: Tokyo, Japan