page_title: Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics / History
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Shinjuku skyscrapers and Mount Fuji as seen from the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo Español: Vista de los rasacacielos de Shinjuku y el monte Fuji desde el Centro Cívico Bunkyo en Tokio. 日本語: 新宿の超高層ビル群と富士山。文京区にある文京シビックセンターより。 Deutsch: Blick auf die "Shinjuku"-Wolkenkratzer und der Berg "Fuji", vom Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokio
context_page_description: Tokyo 2020 was a successful bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Tokyo and the Japanese Olympic Committee. On September 7, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Tokyo won their bid to host the games. Tokyo previously hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. On August 3, 2016 it was reported that the IOC approved the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Olympics including the return of baseball and softball.
caption: Tokyo Skyline in Shinjuku. Mount Fuji can be seen in the background
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