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Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY Sports 4:26 p.m. EDT September 7, 2013
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and and Princess Letizia leave after Madrid's 2020 final presentation in 125 IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday.(Photo: Ivan Fernandez AP)
BUENOS AIRES – In a climate of political and economic uncertainty, following a bit of risk-taking by awarding Games to Sochi and Rio de Janiero, the International Olympic Committee opted for a "safe pair of hands" by selecting Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan's capital beat bids by Istanbul and Madrid on Saturday.
In the first round of IOC voting, Tokyo received the most votes and progressed to the next round, while Madrid and Istanbul went to a tiebreaker. Madrid was eliminated by four votes.
Sochi will host the Winter Games in February -- the first Winter Olympics to be held in Russia. Two years later, the Games will be held in South America for the first time. Just two years after Brazil hosts the World Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro.
With an economy in crisis – a 26.3% unemployment rate, which balloons to more than 50% for young people, Madrid failed to convince the IOC's 95 voters of its stability. Madrid failed to advance even with 80% of its of venues already in place (thanks to two previously failed bids and the smallest construction budget -- $1.9 billion -- of the three cities). Istanbul's was $19 billion.
Even with an austere budget (at least compared to Sochi's $50 billion expenditures) and the promise of no white elephants and a persuasive prince, Madrid was unable to distance itself from the competition.
Spanish Twitter users immediately resorted to a bit of Olympic gallows humor, tweeting about Madrid 2984 or Madrid 3020. It's the fourth time the city has failed in its bid (1972, 2012, 2016, 2020).
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Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY Sports 4:26 p.m. EDT September 7, 2013
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and and Princess Letizia leave after Madrid's 2020 final presentation in 125 IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday.(Photo: Ivan Fernandez AP)
BUENOS AIRES – In a climate of political and economic uncertainty, following a bit of risk-taking by awarding Games to Sochi and Rio de Janiero, the International Olympic Committee opted for a "safe pair of hands" by selecting Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan's capital beat bids by Istanbul and Madrid on Saturday.
In the first round of IOC voting, Tokyo received the most votes and progressed to the next round, while Madrid and Istanbul went to a tiebreaker. Madrid was eliminated by four votes.
Sochi will host the Winter Games in February -- the first Winter Olympics to be held in Russia. Two years later, the Games will be held in South America for the first time. Just two years after Brazil hosts the World Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro.
With an economy in crisis – a 26.3% unemployment rate, which balloons to more than 50% for young people, Madrid failed to convince the IOC's 95 voters of its stability. Madrid failed to advance even with 80% of its of venues already in place (thanks to two previously failed bids and the smallest construction budget -- $1.9 billion -- of the three cities). Istanbul's was $19 billion.
Even with an austere budget (at least compared to Sochi's $50 billion expenditures) and the promise of no white elephants and a persuasive prince, Madrid was unable to distance itself from the competition.
Spanish Twitter users immediately resorted to a bit of Olympic gallows humor, tweeting about Madrid 2984 or Madrid 3020. It's the fourth time the city has failed in its bid (1972, 2012, 2016, 2020).
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