National Sports Federations voiced their support of Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games during a meeting Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government between bid leaders and officials from the 28 national sports federations.
Tsunekazu Takeda, President of Tokyo 2020 and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said, “hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 is the lifetime dream of all people and athletes from Japan. We all hope to make this bid come true and are committed to working together as a unified and cohesive team with a common vision.
“Gaining the National Sports Federations’ broad experience and know-how is a key milestone in our bidding process and significantly strengthens our capability to devise a winning plan for a successful and inspiring Games in 2020”.
