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Road to 2020 Summer Olympics

The organisers of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games bid are preparing to make a key presentation to the Olympic Movement at the SportAccord convention next week.

On May 30, Tokyo 2020 will address the convention that is being held in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The SportAccord Convention brings together all the sports federations from across the world, and all three bidding cities will outline why they should host the 2020 Olympics.

Tsunekazu Takeda, IOC member and President of the Japanese Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020, said in a statement: "We are very much looking forward to attending the 11th SportAccord International Convention with our high-level delegation.

“It will be a pleasure to discuss the decisive factors of the Bid race and meet with International Federation representatives to explain our delivery foundations and compelling vision.

"During the SportAccord International Convention, Tokyo 2020 will make every attempt to explain why Tokyo is the best choice, and how we can guarantee to deliver superb Games which will promote the Olympic Values for new generations in this challenging and fast-changing era for sport."

A dedicated section at iSportconnect to keep up-to-date with all the latest news, discussions, columns, case studies, images and videos detailing the advancement in the bidding preparations to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. iSportconnect’s members will have the chance to get involved with the feature and get their voice heard on all things 2020 Olympics bidding through featured discussions and will benefit from the insights of key figures in the industry.

Road to 2020 will also be supplemented by quarterly multimedia e-zine. We intend to simplify the key issues in 2020 Olympics bidding through expert columns with industry experts, editorial opinions and of course ‘Featured Profiles’ of top executives. The special attraction of this e-zine is a comprehensive list of statistics, leaving no stone unturned to keep pace with all the latest happenings.

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Interesting point from the president of Sport Climbing. Marco Scolaris says Sport Climbing would "complete" the games, because climbing is natural human movement that isn't covered in the Olympics. Whilst other sports are merely an imitation or development of what we already have.
Last replied by Steve Moorhouse on Monday, 18 March 2013
I can understand why they're focusing on the Olympics, considering they have seen four previous bids fail. There's a genuine sense of optimism that this could be Istanbul's time because of a number of factors. The Prime Minister and the government's complete backing is one of them and a lot of effort has been put in to improving infrastructure and transport. If they lose out on both it will be a big blow, but I fully understand their decision to put their full attention into the Olympics.
Last replied by Steve Moorhouse on Friday, 01 March 2013
Its a shame that wrestling has been dropped, considering it has been around for so long, it was included in the inaugural modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. Personally I think it should stay, and the more modern, and less popular sports be dropped. In terms of new sports added, I would like it to be squash, but not sure of how it appeals to viewers. Some of the other sports that have been mentioned are ridiculous, and I personally believe they have no place in an Olympics, but that's maybe why they are being talked about?
Last replied by William Samler on Monday, 18 February 2013