Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Tokyo has been awarded the 2020 summer Olympic Games on Saturday, beating Istanbul in a head-to-head vote. Their cause was helped by a charismatic plea from ...

Tokyo is celebrating. Still reeling after last night's news that the city won the bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games residents gather outside the Tokyo metropolitan government building to share their delight. The International Olympic Committee voted for the Japanese capital, which saw off bids from Istanbul and Madrid, to succeed London and Rio in hosting the sporting world's most prized events. "I very much appreciate the strong support that the IOC has given to to Japan. I sincerely promise that Japan will keep its word and make sure the 2020 Olympic Games will be a success." Tokyo won by a landslide vote, despite concerns about contaminated water leaking from the crippled ***-asheema- nuclear plant where radiation levels have reached a new high.