"The only thing I can think of is that there was an Asian bloc voting in sympathy for Tokyo in the first round," senior Australian IOC member Kevan Gosper said. "I can only believe that it was an accident or a mishap of group voting. I honestly don't think there was a group that would deliberately seek to insult the U.S. president and first lady in the first round." As if voting can't be on merits, and has to be based on personal issues!