Olympics: Tokyo makes it onto shortlist in bid for 2020 Summer Games
13:37, 24 May 2012
QUEBEC CITY. May 24. KAZINFORM Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle Wednesday in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, Kyodo reports.
The three cities along with Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, and Doha, capital of Qatar, were the five cities bidding for hosting the 2020 Games after Rome's withdrawal in February due to Italy's financial crisis.
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