Are the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki considering a joint bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics?”
HIROSHIMA — The mayors of Japan’s two atomic-bombed cities expressed their desire Sunday to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, just a week after Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games was dashed. ‘‘The Olympics symbolizes the abolition of nuclear arms and world peace, and we want to work to realize our plan to host it,’’ Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba told a press conference in the city, also attended by Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue. The mayors also said they have decided to set up a joint committee to invite the Olympics to their cities, while encouraging neighboring municipalities to join their effort so that multiple cities host the world sports festival. The panel will make a decision on whether the proposed hosting of the Olympics is feasible, according to the two cities. ‘‘By jointly hosting it, we will be able to propose a new path for the Olympics, which has been hosted single-handedly by a large city,’’ Akiba said, while Taue said, ‘‘It will be a new challenge for the atomic-
The mayors of Japan’s two atomic-bombed cities expressed their desire Sunday to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, just a week after Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games was dashed. ‘‘The Olympics symbolizes the abolition of nuclear arms and world peace, and we want to work to realize our plan to host it,’’ Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba told a press conference in the city, also attended by Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue. The mayors also said they have decided to set up a joint committee to invite the Olympics to their cities, while encouraging neighboring municipalities to join their effort so that multiple cities host the world sports festival. The panel will make a decision on whether the proposed hosting of the Olympics is feasible, according to the two cities. ‘‘By jointly hosting it, we will be able to propose a new path for the Olympics, which has been hosted single-handedly by a large city,’’ Akiba said, while Taue said, ‘‘It will be a new challenge for the atomic-bombed citie
Hiroshima and Nagasaki — site of atomic bombings in World War II — are teaming up to make a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue announced on Sunday that they will form a joint bid committee. The mayors are founding members of the Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign, which advocates for a global ban on nuclear arms. “The Olympics symbolize the abolition of nuclear arms and world peace, and we want to work to realize our plan to host the games,” Akiba said. A number of cities have already expressed interest in vying for the 2020 Olympics, including Istanbul, Budapest and Delhi. A host city is expected to be named in 2013, and only one city per country is allowed to submit a bid.
