Tokyo confirmed as host for Gymnastics Worlds
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Japan has welcomed a major step in its comeback as a global sporting center after the March 11 quake and tsunami as Tokyo was confirmed host of the world gymnastics championships as scheduled.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said that its council had ruled out any reason to change plans to stage the event on October 7-16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The decision was made at the council's meeting on Sunday in San Jose, California, the FIG said on its website, reversing a trend of world-class events being disrupted after the double disasters set off a nuclear crisis.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter, visiting Tokyo on Monday, was expected to announce that Japan is safe to host the Club World Cup in December.
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