JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speak to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009, after meeting with Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics. (Kyodo)

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