BUENOS AIRES - Tokyo was awarded the 2020 summer Games on Saturday, beating Istanbul in a head-to-head vote after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the International Olympic Committee. Votes of the International Olympic Committee members in each round of the voting: Round 1: Tokyo 42, Istanbul 26, Madrid 26 Tiebreak round: Istanbul 49, Madrid 45 Round 2: Tokyo 60, Istanbul 36 |