(Click Image to Enlarge)Peace Park, Hiroshima
Hiroshima, Nagasaki To Pitch For 2020 Olympics -- Yahoo News/AP
TOKYO – Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the victims of the only atomic bombings in history, are teaming up to try to bring the Olympics to Japan in 2020, the cities' mayors said Sunday.
Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue told a press conference they will establish a joint committee to work on a proposal based on world peace.
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My Comment: When I visited Hiroshima 21 years ago, I said to my friends that I would not be surprised to see in my lifetime the Olympics in Hiroshima. That the opening ceremonies will coincide with the exact moment that the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb .... a ceremony that will paint a picture that no one else in the world can even come close to.
My prediction .... on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Olympics will be held in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and they will start at the exact moment that the first atomic bomb was dropped. The impact of war and the symbol of international peace all at the same spot and at the same moment in time.