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Tokyo Olympic bid gets high marks

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (right), Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose and Vice President of Japanese Olympic Committee Masato Mizuno pose during a press conference following the International Olympic Committee's evaluation report on the 2020 Olympic bids in Tokyo on Tuesday. | AP

Kyodo, Staff Report

Jun 26, 2013

The International Olympic Committee has released its Evaluation Commission report for cities vying to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, giving Tokyo high marks for its proposal for a compact games in which 85 percent of the competition venues would be within an 8-km radius.

Tokyo, which was also lauded for its fluid transportation network and financial soundness, is bidding against Istanbul and Madrid for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The winning city will be announced Sept. 7 at the IOC's general assembly in Buenos Aires.

Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose expressed excitement over the favorable evaluation.

Tokyo Olympic bid gets high marks

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