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Great news, but will they really get it?
Although they made it to the last 3, how much effect will last years earthquake have on the final decision?
Mainichi link: http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120524p2g00m0dm083000c.html
Although they made it to the last 3, how much effect will last years earthquake have on the final decision?
QUEBEC CITY - Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul have made the short list of cities bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday.Two applicant cities -- Azerbaijan's Baku and Qatar's Doha -- failed to make the list.
The three candidate cities must now prepare a detailed description of their plans to host the Olympics and also face a visit from the IOC Evaluation Commission.
After that, the commission will publish a report on their assessment of Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul as potential hosts.The election of the 2020 host city will take place at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013.
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