Tokyo hands bid books over to IOC

Tokyo organizers submitted their official bid books to the International Olympic Committee on Thursday for the 2016 Olympics.

“The books were delivered to the IOC today in Lausanne,” a Tokyo 2016 spokesman said Thursday.

The documents, which run into hundreds of pages and are spread over several volumes, provide detailed answers to a questionnaire from the IOC about all facets of the bids, including budgets, sports venues, government guarantees, hotel accommodation, security and transportation.

Tokyo is competing with Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro.

Madrid and Rio de Janeiro organizers submitted their official bid books Wednesday, a day ahead of the deadline.

Bid leaders plan to release the documents publicly on Friday at news conferences in the candidate cities.

The IOC will select the host city by secret ballot on Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.

TOKYO, AP