Buenos Aires lost by a single vote to Melbourne; for the 1968 Summer Olympics, held in Mexico City; and in 2004, when the games were awarded to Athens. However, Buenos Aires hosted the first Pan American Games (1951) and was also host city to several World Championship events: the 1950 and 1990 Basketball World Championships, the 1982 and 2002 Men's Volleyball World Championships and, most remembered, the 1978 FIFA World Cup, won by Argentina on 25 June 1978, when it defeated the Netherlands at the Estadio Monumental 3–1. In September 2013, the city hosted the 125th IOC Session, Tokyo was elected the
21K Buenos Aires 21K Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires Half Marathon (official name: 21k Buenos Aires), is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in September. The route starts and ends in City Park and winds through the city center. The 2011 edition of the race hosted the South American Marathon Championships. The race has also hosted the national championships for Argentina, four times for men (1997, 2001, 2015, 2017) and four times for women (1997, 1999, 2001, 2015). The course records are held by Brazilian Marílson Gomes dos Santos (1:01:13) and home