- Title: JAPAN: OLYMPICS - Japan names Tokyo as candidate to host 2016 Games
- Date: 31st August 2006
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 30, 2006) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF JAPAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS CASTING THEIR VOTES AT VENUE SELECTION MEETING VARIOUS OF VOTE COUNT JAPAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TSUNEKAZU TAKEDA ANNOUNCING TOKYO HAS BEEN SELECTED AS JAPAN'S UNIFIED CANDIDATE TO HOST THE 2016 OLYMPICS TOKYO GOVERNOR SHINTARO ISHIHARA SHAKING HAND WITH SUPPORTERS WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) SHINTARO ISHIHARA, TOKYO GOVERNOR, SAYING: "An Olympic bid is a form of diplomacy. We ask the national government to be clear and consistent in supporting our bid in international competition." VARIOUS OF ISHIHARA AND TAKEDA SHAKING HANDS
- Embargoed: 15th September 2006 13:00
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- Location: Japan
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Sports
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- Story Text: The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) on Wednesday (August 30) named the country's capital Tokyo as its candidate to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee will accept bids from 2008 with a final decision on who will host the 2016 Games to be made in 2009.
"An Olympic bid is a form of diplomacy. We ask the national government to be clear and consistent in supporting our bid in international competition," Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said after the nation's capital was declared winner.
The charismatic governor has been spearheading the campaign to bring the 2016 Games to Tokyo.
So far, India, Japan, Spain, the United States and Brazil have expressed interest. Italy is also considering a bid.
Apart from the 1964 Summer Games, Japan has also hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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