The Tokyo metropolitan government announced its bid plans Monday to host the Summer Olympics in 2016, when it hopes to host arguably the most compact Games in recent Olympic history.
Tokyo's bid program calls for the competitions in 26 of the 28 sports being planned for the Games to be staged at 36 venues located within a radius of 10 km, with effective use of existing facilities being the main feature.
Tokyo and Fukuoka are scheduled to submit their detailed plans to the Japanese Olympic Committee on Friday.