Tokyo beats out Fukuoka in Japanese Olympic bid

The Japanese Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that it has named Tokyo as its candidate for the 2016 Summer Games. The committee made the decision based on Tokyo's financial aptitude and international profile, beating out Fokuoka's zeal and entrepreneurial spirit. Tokyo got 33 votes from the JOC, while Fukuoka got 22.

From there the JOC must now spend years launching a international campaign. The International Olympic Committee will meet next July, after which point they will pore over various international applications for host cities for almost a year. The final candidates for the 2016 Olympic games will be announced in June, 2008.

The winning city will be revealed in October 2009 at an IOC meeting in Copenhagen.

Other cities considered to be in the running include:

  • Montreal, Canada
  • Toronto, Canada
  • New Delhi, India
  • Monterry, Mexico
  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Cape Town, South America
  • Busam, South Korea
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Chicago, USA
  • Los Angeles, USA
  • San Francisco, USA
Thailand, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Germany are all considering bids for the 2016 summer games.

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