The Associated Press reports the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still want to co-host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games even though the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in October that only one city can host the Games.
The mayors of the two cities plan to meet next week with former IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya to ask his support for a joint bid by the two cities.
Hiroshima’s mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said Friday that one option is to have Hiroshima apply to be the host city with Nagasaki holding some events. The two cities are 183 miles apart.
The Japanese Olympic Committee reportedly rejected the concept of a joint bid last month because it is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter which says only one city can host.
