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Tokyo 2020's rocky road to delay
Updated On: 25 March, 2020 09:50 AM IST | Tokyo | AFP
Embarrassment for Abe as he is forced to tear up blueprints for the proposed national stadium when costs balloon out of control
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2013: Tears of joy
TV news presenters burst into tears and thousands of people erupt in screams of delight as the IOC awards the Games to Tokyo in September 2013. With emotions running high, the thoughts of many Japanese turn to the thousands of victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, with the Olympics seen by some as a golden opportunity to rebuild. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vows Tokyo will be a "safe pair of hands" with a reputation for efficiency and competence.
2015: Stadium scrapped
Embarrassment for Abe as he is forced to tear up blueprints for the proposed national stadium when costs balloon out of control. "I have decided we must go back to the drawing board," a red-faced Abe says in July 2015 after public anger over the $2 billion price tag which would have made it the world's most expensive stadium.
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