Tokyo 2020 Lights Up
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More than 30,000 lanterns lit up Tokyo Bay Monday in support of Japan's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
The annual Lantern by the Bay Festival takes place at the Odaiba Marine Park, the proposed site of the Triathlon and Marathon Swimming competitions. This year it was billed as a Tokyo 2020 support event.
Japanese Olympic swimming champion Ai Shibata, the Athens 2004 women's 800-metre freestyle gold medallist, leg the light-up ceremony.
Supporters unveiled a special illumination for Tokyo 2020.
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2020 Olympic Bid News Summary
| Bid Status: | Evaluation commission visits bid cities in March, 2013 |
| Bid Date: | September 7, 2013 |
| Bid Location: | IOC Session Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Description: | Bid to host 2020 Olympic Games |
| Bid Book: | Link To Bid Book |
| Web Site: | http://www.gamesbids.com |
