Tokyo outlines plans to host 2020 Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo has boasted of its safety, advanced infrastructure and convenience after handing over its bid documents to host the 2020 Olympics.
"The bid highlights the ability to deliver the Games in the heart of the city with guaranteed quality and maximum benefits," Tokyo 2020 bid committee president Tsunekazu Takeda said at a press conference on Tuesday.
"Many of our venues are in place; most of the Games infrastructure is in place and the US$4.5 billion (S$5.5 billion) budget to complete these tasks is already in the bank."
The Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo bid committees handed over their documents at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday, setting the stage for the final months of a campaign between three cities which all lost in previous bids.
