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\"olympics-rogge-announcement\"<\/a>Tokyo has been chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2020 Summer Games.<\/p>\n

In voting Saturday in Buenos Aires, the committee picked Tokyo over the two other contenders, Madrid and Istanbul.<\/p>\n

Tokyo previously hosted the Summer Games in 1964.<\/p>\n

Japan’s bid for 2020 billed the city as the safe choice — despite radiation leaking from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe personally made a presentation to the committee and promised an effective cleanup.<\/p>\n

“A safe and secure Olympic Games will be staged by us — I think that was another hope for their support. I would like to pledge that we will be discharging this responsibility.”<\/p>\n

Abe said Tokyo would try to stage a successful Games to thank the world for its support after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan.<\/p>\n

Tokyo’s bid came in at $5 billion to $6 billion, compared to $19 billion pledged by Istanbul, said Ed Hula, editor and founder of aroundtherings.com,<\/a> which covers the business and politics of the Olympic movement.<\/p>\n

Turkey would have been the first Muslim country to host the Games, and with a median age of less than 30 years, one of the youngest. However, it missed out for the fifth time.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the three sports competing to be added to the 2020 roster will know their fate.<\/p>\n

Squash is hoping to be included for the first time, but is up against a combined baseball\/softball bid and wrestling — which is seeking to be reinstated.<\/p>\n

The 2016 Summer Olympics will be in Brazil. The Winter Olympics will be held in Russia in 2014 and South Korea in 2018.<\/p>\n

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