Bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics

Bids for the
2020 (2020) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
Games of the XXXII Olympiad
XVI Paralympic Games
Winner: Tokyo
Runner-up: Istanbul
Shortlist: Madrid
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venueBuenos Aires
125th IOC Session
Map of the bidding cities
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Bid1 September 2011
Decision7 September 2013
Decision
WinnerTokyo (60 votes)
Runner-upIstanbul (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]

  1. ^ "Six Applicant Cities for the 2020 Olympic Games". Olympic.org. IOC. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ 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.