Tokyo, Japan has been chosen to host the 2020 summer Olympic Games by the event's organising committee, beating out Istanbul, Turkey and Madrid, Spain in the final vote tally.
All 3 cities made impassioned pleas to the International Olympic Committee during presentations on Saturday. Thousands of Japanese erupted in joy early on Sunday as they learned Tokyo would be hosts.
Tokyo won the right to stage the sporting extravaganza for the 2nd time, having hosted in 1964 when the Games first went to Asia, after 2 years of intense lobbying and tens of millions of dollars spent.
2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 5-21.
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