Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020 News

[intoronto 5,638]

8 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

If Japan cancels these games they will have plenty of backlash and don't stand a chance to host another Games for the next 50 years at least IMO. There will be a LOT of furious people over this.

The article literally says they want 2032....

[nenad 442]

I didn't read the article but Reuters is also reporting now. 

[Monzanator 4,498]

1 minute ago, intoronto said:

The article literally says they want 2032....

They can WANT it but who says they get the votes? (unless they BUY them).

[intoronto 5,638]

1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

They can WANT it but who says they get the votes? (unless they BUY them).

If the IOC supports the decision, I would suspect we will be seeing a Tokyo 2032 games

[LDOG 2,418]

Yeah, IOC will be left almost bankrupt with this. They will have their "vendetta" with Japan in some way. 

[Olympian1010 7,971]

10 minutes ago, LDOG said:

Behind a paywall like every shitty english newspaper. Can someone give me some quotes from the article (that isn't the first paragraph)?

Hopefully this helps: 

 

[intoronto 5,638]

15 minutes ago, LDOG said:

Yeah, IOC will be left almost bankrupt with this. They will have their "vendetta" with Japan in some way. 

The IOC is financially sound. They will take a hit but survive. I am more worried about the NFs who rely on Olympic money, especially those who asked for an advance loan

 

[Orangehair43 251]

34 minutes ago, intoronto said:

So sad.

 

I feel for those who had to miss 2016 and were aiming for 2020. I also feel bad for the baseball and karate athletes who will not live their Olympic dream...

Maybe they will add them into 2024 as a conciliation prize.

 

30 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

If Japan cancels these games they will have plenty of backlash and don't stand a chance to host another Games for the next 50 years at least IMO. There will be a LOT of furious people over this.

Unlikely - most people will accept it.

[Orangehair43 251]

19 minutes ago, intoronto said:

If the IOC supports the decision, I would suspect we will be seeing a Tokyo 2032 games

I can see all other bids opting not to even bother.

[Orangehair43 251]

The key thing will be how Japan reports it in the coming days- do they announce it or deny it or ignore the reports.

 

Should have postponed to 2022 and then tried to get 2024 to move to 2026 and 2028 to 2030.