东京准备申办2016奥运会

　　东京日前表示，东京准备申办2016年或其后的夏季奥运会。 东京曾在1964年举办过一次夏季奥运会。除东京之外，日本的另外两座城市－－札幌和福冈也对申办2016年奥运会表示出很大兴趣，并且已经成立了筹备机构。

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara announced Tuesday that Tokyo will bid for the Summer Olympics in 2016 or later%26#46;

The Tokyo metropolitan government will appoint an officer to lead the bid on Oct%26#46; 1 and set up a preparatory committee by the end of October, Ishihara told an assembly meeting%26#46;

Tokyo, which hosted the games in 1964, may have to compete against the Japanese cities of Sapporo and Fukuoka, which are also pondering bids%26#46;

Bids don't need to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee until 2007%26#46; The host city will be selected in 2009%26#46;