7 January – Candidature Files Submitted[11] 4–7 March – IOC Evaluation Commission visited Tokyo 18–21 March – IOC Evaluation Commission visited Madrid 24–27 March – IOC Evaluation Commission visited Istanbul 25 June – Report of the IOC evaluation commission[12] 3–4 July – Candidate cities briefing to IOC Members at Extraordinary session in Lausanne[13] 7 September – Election of the host city at 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires[14]