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During the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the last team is always the team of the hosting country.
 

2020 Summer Olympic Games News

Tokyo 2020 Games would create new Olympic memories for Japan's modern generation, claims bid chief

By Tom Degun at the SportAccord Convention in Québec City

Tsuneyoshi Takeda_22_MayMay 22 - Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), is hopeful that Tokyo will win their bid to stage the 2020 Olympic and Paralympics, to help the country reconnect with the Olympic Movement after the city last acted as host in 1964.
   

Celtic trio submit formal Euro 2020 bid

By Andrew Warshaw

millennium stadium_15-05-12May 15 - Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have formally informed UEFA they would like to jointly bid for the 2020 European Championship – as revealed exclusively by insidethegames.
   

Exclusive: Scotland and Wales late bid for Euro 2020 could be good news for Istanbul Olympic campaign

By Andrew Warshaw

Hampden Park_blue_and_white_seatsMay 14 - Scotland and Wales are considering launching a joint bid to stage the UEFA European Championship 2020 football tournament, going head-to-head with Turkey, insidethegames has learned.
   

Exclusive: IOC faces tough decision on Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid, admits Sir Craig Reedie

By David Gold in Olympia

Sir Craig_Reedie_in_IOC_Executive_Board_meeting_March_2012May 11 - Britain's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member, Sir Craig Reedie, has admitted that the organisation faces an unprecedented decision as they seek to establish whether Istanbul can organise both the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and football's European Championships in the same year.
   

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