125TH IOC SESSION Buenos Aires Hilton, Buenos Aires, Argentina Event summary The exhaustive ballot vote has been completed at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Tokyo, Japan was selected in 2.5 rounds of voting, defeating Istanbul, Turkey & Madrid, Spain. Here is the vote Round 1 Tokyo - 42 Istanbul - 26 Madrid - 26 Runoff vote Istanbul - 49 Madrid - 45 Madrid is eliminated Round 2 Tokyo - 60 Istanbul - 36 Istanbul is eliminated Tokyo is awarded the 2020 Olympic Summer Games Here is the announcement youtube/watch?v=Hfv0uoWmbgg The reaction in Tokyo youtube/watch?v=uUwvYDh77b0 The reaction to the announcement was jubilation across Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, "I would like to thank everyone in the Olympic movement and we will host a wonderful Olympic Games." Yuki Ota, Japanese Fencer, "After the earthquake everyone in Japan was depressed but now we have to make a dream come true." A major asset to the win was credited to Abe, whose role in reassuring the IOC that Fukushima radiation would not affect Tokyo. Tokyo also has support from Princess Hisako & Shiek Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, Kuati politician & member of the IOC. The bid from Madrid was considered hampered by the weak economy gripping Spain. The bid from Istanbul was hurt by the political instability in the region, & recent doping scandals. Wrestling returns to the Games After 7 months off the programme, the IOC recinded its decision, and put Wrestling back into the Olympic Games. The secret ballot went only 1 round. Here is the vote Wrestling - 49 Baseball/Softball - 24 Squash - 22 New IOC members Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, Ethiopia Mikaela Maria Antonia Cojuangco-Jaworski, Philippines Camiel Eurlings, Netherlands Stefan Holm, Sweden Octavian Morariu, Romania Larry Probst, United States of America Bernard Rajzman, Brazil Paul Tergat, Kenya Alexander Zhukov, Russian Federation The Olympic Gold Order was given to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands after he relinquished his membership to the IOC to focus on personal matters. IOC presidential election After 2.5 rounds of voting the IOC has a new president, as Jacques Rogge has exhausted his term. Round 1 Thomas Bach (GER) - 43 Richard Carrion (PUR) - 23 Serhiy Bubka (UKR) - 8 Denis Oswald (SUI) - 7 Ng Ser Miang (SIN) - 6 Wu Ching-kuo (TPE) - 6 Runoff Ng Ser Miang (SING) - 56 Wu Ching-kuo (TPE) - 36 Wu is eliminated Round 2 Thomas Bach (GER) - 49 Richard Carrion (PUR) - 29 Ng Sier Miang (SING) - 6 Denis Oswald (SUI) - 5 Serhiy Bubka (UKR) - 4 Thomas Bach is elected the new President of the IOC
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