"Olympics 2020: Tokyo wins race to host Games"
By Anonymous
Source: BBC World News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/24002795
The delegation of Tokyo rose up in cheers and celebration when the winning city for the host of the 2020 Olympics was announced. Ahead of Instanbul and Madrid, Tokyo has been voted to become to host for the Olympics, making it the first Asian country to host the Olympics twice. They had been awarded the honors of hosting the Olympics in 1940, but had to be cancelled due to World War II. London's mayor Boris Johnson sent a "huge congratulations to Tokyo for winning the honour of hosting the greatest sporting spectacular on the planet". "I am sure that, like London, your great city will put on an extraordinary event. This is a magical moment of celebration to savour before the years of hard work ahead." London, hosting the previous 2012 Olympics, achieved a speechless spectacular, including an entrance from James Bond which left everyone in awe. Tokyo is expected to achieve more than what London had done, having set high standards for them. One major scare was the failing Fukushima nuclear plant near Tokyo, but the Japanese prime minister addressed, "It has never done, and never will do any damage to Tokyo." Seems like the world will have to wait and see what performance Tokyo will give the historic event on 2020.
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