Japan - Olympics bid support
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Heading into the final days of the race to host the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo organizers say public support for the bid has risen to 92 percent. Organizers didn’t say how or when the poll was taken but said the figures, up from 70 percent in the previous survey, suggesting momentum is building for the bid. Bid leader Tsunekazu Takeda says “the latest survey result underlines the nation’s passion for sport.”
The International Olympic Committeewill select the 2020 host on September 7. Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Games was hampered by lukewarm public support but organizers have worked hard and benefited from Japan’s strong showing at the London Olympics.
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