| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Games of the XXXII Olympiad XVI Paralympic Games | |
| Winner: Tokyo Runner-up: Istanbul Shortlist: Madrid | |
| Details | |
| Committee | IOC |
| Election venue | Buenos Aires 125th IOC Session |
| Map of the bidding cities | |
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| Important dates | |
| Bid | 1 September 2011 |
| Decision | 7 September 2013 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Tokyo (60 votes) |
| Runner-up | Istanbul (36 votes) |
There were six bids initially submitted for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] Tokyo was ultimately elected as the host city at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013.[2]
- ^ "Six Applicant Cities for the 2020 Olympic Games". Olympic.org. IOC. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
- ^ Holthus, Barbara; Gagné, Isaac; Manzenreiter, Wolfram; Waldenberger, Franz (23 April 2020). Japan Through the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics Open Access. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003033905. ISBN 978-1-003-03390-5.