Tokyo may drop 2020 summer Olympic bidJuly 7, 2011 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo will consider dropping its bid to host the 2020 summer Olympics after the South Korean city of Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 winter games. According to AP, the International Olympic Committee was considered unlikely to hold both 2018 and 2020 games in Asia, so the July 6 success by Pyeongchang is expected to diminish the chances of Tokyo making a successful bid. Japan's committee president Tsunekazu Takeda told Kyodo news agency "we should go ahead if an Asian city still has good chances for 2020 but we may not if we can't picture ourselves winning after thorough examinations." The cutoff for a bid for 2020 is Sept. 1. So far, only Rome has formally announced it will bid. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |