In reality, Asia will host the next three Olympic Games, in Pyeongchang, South Korea (Winter Games 2018), Tokyo (Summer Games 2020), and Beijing (Winter Games 2022), ushering in a new era in Olympic history. However, these Games will not be considered official by the IOC. China was awarded the right to host the 2008 Summer Games in 2001, but political tensions with Japan at the time caused China to withdraw from the contract. As a result, Russia hosted the event instead. In 2005, after much debate and criticism from both inside and outside of China, China was given the green light to re-enter the bidding process for the 2008 Games. This time they were successful in their bid to host the event. Hong Kong was awarded the right to host the 2032 Summer Games by the IOC on September 13, 2009. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Hong Kong officials have said that they intend to use part of the budget saved from not hosting the 2008 Games to build more rail lines and improve public transportation in the city before trying to win another hosting opportunity. India won the right to host the 2024 Summer Games by topping the first ever Olympic Broadcasting System (OBS) vote.