Tokyo, Japan wins the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics

[SuperMillionaire]

Tokyo will host 2020 Olympics - ESPN

Last week, the International Olympic Committee selected Tokyo, Japan to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, beating out Madrid, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey. Japan also hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, which means this will be the second time that Japan will host the games, after a gap of 56 years.

After last year's Summer Olympics in London, England/Great Britain/United Kingdom, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, making it the third Olympiad to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first of which outside of Australia, the second in Latin America, the first of which in South America, and the first to be held in a lusophone, or Portuguese-speaking, country.

Considering that there are over one-and-a-half million Japanese people living in Brazil, I think this is a fitting pick for the next host.

In addition to that, next year, in 2014, the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, and Brazil will also host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[I Took the Red Pill]

there are over one-and-a-half Japanese people living in Brazil
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This statement is definitely true

[Denmark]

in 2014, the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held

You're goddamn right

[Pike]

really I just want to know when the winter olympics are coming up so I can finally watch curling again

[Denmark]

in 2014!

[Pike]

yes but I want exact DATES! I NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO TUNE IN

[Hollycat]

Akira predicted this. We are all going to die.

[krissy]

[Del Murder]

really I just want to know when the winter olympics are coming up so I can finally watch curling again

They will probably be held sometime this winter.

[supernaps]

I would have preferred either Spain or Turkey, seeing as it is close to my country, and I would have had a high chance to travel there (well, considering that I am all right by 2020, you know what they say about plans and God, lol) but I think it was a good decision altogether; I'm pretty sure they will organize it as awesomely and neatly possible, so yeah, good for them.

[Mirage]

I'm just very happy to learn that next year will be 2014. I had lost count.

[Formalhaut]

I'm looking forward to 2014 in so far that the whole 'Russia hates gays' thing will erupt again.

[Jiro]

Hmm maybe I should try and make the 2020 games

[Aulayna]

Stoked. Was hoping Tokyo would get it. Happy they did.

Now just to get there!

[noxious.sunshine]

GOD. FIFA is next year. *dies*

Thank god my boyfriend isn't obsessed with soccer like my ex was.

2020 Summer Olympics? Let's see.. My baby will be 12. Damn. Too young to send her to trials for Gymnastics.