Tokyo tight-lipped on 2020 Olympic bid 12/11/2009 |
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Tokyo officials insist no decision had been made on whether the city will bid for the 2020 Olympics.
Japan’s capital lost out to Rio de Janeiro in the race to host the 2016 Games and the city’s governor Shintaro Ishihara is reportedly keen to try again in 2020.
However, Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s international affairs officer Noriko Hachiya told Reuters: “There's been no formal announcement.
“We have no information beyond this morning’s newspaper reports of Governor Ishihara’s meeting with the JOC vice president."
Japanese media reported Ishihara had told Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) vice president Tomiaki Fukuda he wanted Tokyo to bid for 2020 after the 2016 disappointment.
Hachiya said that Ishihara’s weekly news conference on Friday could shed further light on the matter.
“We expect there may be some questions about a potential Olympic bid at that time,” she added.
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