The timeline of the host city selection has been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board as follows:
- May – IOC executive board decides which cities are approved as official candidate cities.
- January – Submission of the official bid books.
- March and April – Visits of the IOC evaluation commission to each bidding city.
- June – Report of the IOC evaluation commission.
- September 7 – Election of the host city.
2020 Summer Olympics - Host City - Who will it be?