JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (R) talks with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009. 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.

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.

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Beijing Olympic flame arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 25 for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. The flame in a lantern held by Li Binghua (C), vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, arrived here aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra.

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya (L), Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (C) and Li Binghua, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, hold a lantern carrying the Olympic flame at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 25. The flame arrived at the airport aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano.

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Beijing Olympic flame arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 25 for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. The flame in a lantern held by Li Binghua (C), vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, arrived here aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra. (Kyodo)

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya (L), Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (C) and Li Binghua, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, hold a lantern carrying the Olympic flame at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 25. The flame arrived at the airport aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. (Kyodo)

Nigerian soccer team arrives in Brazil

Nigerian soccer team arrives in Brazil

The Nigerian soccer team arrives in Manaus on Aug. 4, 2016, about six hours before its first Olympic Group B game against Japan. It was reported that the team was originally set to leave Atlanta in the United States on July 29, but were stranded because their charter flight was unpaid for. Delta Airlines, though, decided to temporarily pick up the tab to allow the team to make the journey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nigerian soccer team arrives in Brazil

Nigerian soccer team arrives in Brazil

The Nigerian soccer team arrives in Manaus on Aug. 4, 2016, about six hours before its first Olympic Group B game against Japan. It was reported that the team was originally set to leave Atlanta in the United States on July 29, but were stranded because their charter flight was unpaid for. Delta Airlines, though, decided to temporarily pick up the tab to allow the team to make the journey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nigerian soccer team arrives in Brazil

Nigerian soccer team arrives in Brazil

The Nigerian soccer team arrives in Manaus on Aug. 4, 2016, about six hours before its first Olympic Group B game against Japan. It was reported that the team was originally set to leave Atlanta in the United States on July 29, but were stranded because their charter flight was unpaid for. Delta Airlines, though, decided to temporarily pick up the tab to allow the team to make the journey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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)

JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (R) talks with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009. 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)