Doha failed to become a Candidate City when the IOC selected Istanbul, Tokyo, and Madrid as candidate cities on May 23, 2012. Doha has vowed to bid again for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was ultimately elected as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Overview Venues

Baku 2020 (Azerbaijani: 'Bakı 2020') was a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Baku and the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan.Bids were also placed by Doha, Istanbul, Madrid, Rome (which later cancelled its bid) and the chosen host city of Tokyo.