International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge lauded Pyeongchang, South Korea's victory in the race for the 2018 Winter Olympics as a win for Asian sport.
He also said South Korea's triumph doesn't necessarily knock Tokyo out of the running to be awarded the 2020 Summer Games.
In Japan to celebrate the 100th year of the Japan Olympic Committee, Rogge said he would welcome a strong bid from Tokyo and dismissed the notion that consecutive Games couldn't be held on the same continent.
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