Tokyo Wins Bid To Host 2020 Olympic Games.

Tokyo and Istanbul have advanced to a final runoff vote
to be the site of the 2020 Olympic Games.
Saturday's International Olympic Committee vote in
Buenos Aires eliminated Madrid.
The IOC is expected to announce the winner during a
ceremony from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ET).
Each of the cities has strengths and potential
weaknesses, said Ed Hula, editor and founder of
aroundtherings.com, which covers the business and
politics of the Olympic movement.
"Istanbul is the one bid that offers something unique
and different," Hula told CNN in a telephone interview
from Buenos Aires.
If Turkey were to win, it would be the first Muslim
country to host the Games and, with a median age of
less than 30 years, one of the youngest.
"Those things make Istanbul a more emotional choice,"
Hula said.
But the city would face daunting logistical challenges,
including the need to modernize its transportation and
venue infrastructure.
Though unrelated to its bid, Turkey's border with Syria
could also prove problematic to some of the committee
members, he said.
And this summer, the image of Turkish sport took a hit
when about three dozen athletes tested positive for
drugs, he said.