• Puerto Rico skateboarder Manny Santiago trains at Ariake Urban Sports Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, on July 22, 2021. (gulfnews.com)
  • The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games take place from Aug. 24 - Sept 5, 2021, and will be broadcast on NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. (nbcolympics.com)
  • W ith no supporters allowed inside stadiums throughout the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games , artificial crowd noise will be played in the arenas to supplement the lack of fans. (marca.com)
  • A worker paints Olympic rings at the finish line of the BMX racing track as preparations continue for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (eveshamjournal.co.uk)
  • The athletes from the men's decathlon pose for a picture on the Olympic rings at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (aspentimes.com)
  • Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine, reacts after winning against Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan in the women's kumite -55kg semifinal bout for Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • United States's Jrue Holiday (12), right, and Australia's Patty Mills (5) fight for the ball during men's basketball semifinal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Eray Samdan of Turkey, left, and Naoto Sago of Japan compete in the men's kumite -67kg elimination round for Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Athletes compete in the track cycling men's omnium tempo race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Bettina Plank of Austria, right, and Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine compete in the women's kumite -55kg elimination round for Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Lisa Carrington of New Zealand competes in the women's Kayak single 500m semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Perrine Delacour, of France, covers her head with a towel on the first hole during the second round of the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Australia's Flynn Andrew Ogilvie (22) dives to steal the ball from Belgium's Arthur Van Doren (4) during the men's gold medal field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • Anthony Zambrano, of Colombia, reacts after his second place finish in the final of the men's 400-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (aspentimes.com)
  • Cherif Younosse, of Qatar, returns a shot during a men's beach volleyball semifinal match against the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • United States' Megan Rapinoe kneels prior to the women's bronze medal soccer match against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (aspentimes.com)
  • The Olympics are taking place this year that is in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (jagranjosh.com)
  • At the 2021 European Qualification Tournament, Ukraine's Irina Koliadenko won the title, qualifying Ukraine for the Olympics. (themat.com)
  • Initially due to take place in May 2021, this year's games were pushed back to July 23 after Covid cases spiked worldwide and Japan saw positive case numbers soar in Tokyo and beyond. (scotsman.com)
  • Dates of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, 2021 schedule a. (scotsman.com)
  • How many Team GB athletes will compete at the Olympics 2021? (scotsman.com)
  • The IOC researchers recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses reported by national medical teams and medical staff in the designated health clinics during the Tokyo Olympic Games, which ran from July 23 to August 8, 2021. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed to 2021. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • There are over two dozen distinct competitions in the 2021 Summer Olympics. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • The 2021 Tokyo Games will also see karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding make their Olympic debuts and the return of baseball and softball (which were removed from the summer program after 2008). (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • To describe the incidence of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • The 2020/2021 Tokyo Olympics : Does Japan get the gold medal or the wooden spoon? (lu.se)
  • Competitors of Nike rushed to bring new running shoes to market in time to meet the new guidelines so their sponsored athletes had a chance to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and for these companies to show off their products in one of the most watched sporting events in the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • After inspiring collaborations with NBC Sports on their 2016 Rio Olympics and 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, MOCEAN was very honored to be commissioned to develop the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (abduzeedo.com)
  • North Korea became the first country to withdraw from the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, citing safety concerns because of the coronavirus pandemic and dashing hopes that the global sporting event could provide a forum to engage the regime. (themat.com)
  • BERLIN (Reuters) - Tickets for the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics will be sold to spectators from. (yahoo.com)
  • New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, British Journal of Sports Medicine (2022). (medicalxpress.com)
  • The Paralympic Flame was extinguished at yesterday's Closing Ceremony, making an end to Tokyo's long journey to become host of the Olympics and Paralympics. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Tokyo was the first city to stage the Paralympics Games for a second time, having played host in 1964. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Japan could stage the Games again in nine years' time with Sapporo considered as a strong contender to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Today, they unveiled a series of official Olympics and Paralympics posters designed by renown artists from both Japan and abroad. (spoon-tamago.com)
  • Organisers of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have confirmed all athletes will be tested for COVID-19 daily as part of coronavirus countermeasures set to be in operation at the Games. (insidethegames.biz)
  • This means so much more than winning my gold medals," Adams told Sky Sport after the event, a reference to the birth of her two children since the 2016 Rio Olympics. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • LeBron James, who appeared in the Olympics in 2004, 08 and 12 but sat out for 2016, is in the pool. (heavy.com)
  • A reminder of this has come on the eve of the 2020 World Championships for the three high performance Olympic classes - 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 - when 2016 Olympic silver medalist Alex Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL) have withdrawn after Maloney fractured her foot in training two days earlier . (sailingscuttlebutt.com)
  • Hoping to avoid injury and continue their ascent up the 49erFX class rankings are 2016 Olympian Paris Henken with 2008 Olympic medalist Anna Tobias , who currently lead the USA selection system for Tokyo. (sailingscuttlebutt.com)
  • Worcester Warriors Women's Alex Matthews will be up next, taking to the field at the Tokyo Stadium with her Team GB Women's Rugby Sevens side as they go in search of bettering their fourth placed finish at Rio 2016. (eveshamjournal.co.uk)
  • The injury rate in the Tokyo Olympics (9%) was comparable with those of the Summer Games of Beijing 2008 (10%), London 2012 (11%), and Rio 2016 (8%), but the sickness rate was lower. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Change is nothing new to the Olympics as the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro had the inclusion of golf and seven aside rugby. (sportsnewsireland.com)
  • Reed was a member of Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics where he finished T11. (diamondwoods.com)
  • Finally I re-joined the Centre as Associate Senior Lecturer in the autumn of 2016 and became a Senior Lecturer in the spring 2020. (lu.se)
  • Delayed for a full year due to a global pandemic and held under unique circumstances as a result, the 2020 Olympic Games presented unprecedented challenges to all involved. (nbcolympics.com)
  • But the Games - which were delayed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic - was largely held without spectators with Tokyo under a state of emergency. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Sapporo had been considered the front-runner in the race for the 2030 Winter Olympics before the pandemic hit. (insidethegames.biz)
  • For their current work, the artists took their distinctive, community engagement processes to Tokyo, waited out COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, and now have realized their project Journey Itself Home, amplifying the voices of survivors of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters. (creativeworkfund.org)
  • The Tokyo Games, already delayed a year by the pandemic, are slated to begin in July. (themat.com)
  • With 339 medals in over 33 sports up for grabs at the Tokyo games this summer, Team GB are keen to come away with as many medals as possible after the pandemic put sporting events and competitions on hold for over a year. (scotsman.com)
  • Kayla Miracle of the USA was eighth at the 2019 Worlds and has already qualified for Tokyo at the Pan American Olympic Qualifier. (themat.com)
  • Shimomura wants to wait until after the Olympics to add a retractable roof and has called for 30,000 of the stadium's 80,000 seats to be temporary, to reduce the financial burden and to complete construction in time for the 2019 rugby World Cup in Japan. (tengrinews.kz)
  • 1. Which medal has India won at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in Mens Hockey? (jagranjosh.com)
  • 2. Which team has India defeated to reach the Semi Finals of Olympics Hockey 2020? (jagranjosh.com)
  • It feels great to represent India," Manu says about her first-ever appearance at Olympics. (indiacurrents.com)
  • Ultimately, an athlete's presentation affects their morale and confidence going into a match," said Jwala Gutta, one of India's foremost badminton players who represented India in the 2012 London Olympics. (scmp.com)
  • Norman Pritchard became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Paris Olympics representing India. (indiatimes.com)
  • U.S. skateboarder Jake Ilardi competes in the men's street prelims during the Tokyo Olympic Games. (yahoo.com)
  • There was one single "perfect 10" dive the last Olympics, executed by China's silver medalist in the men's 10m finals. (nbcolympics.com)
  • When 3x3 Basketball made its debut in this year's Olympics, it was a major disappointment for the United States to not have their Men's 3x3 Basketball team qualify for the tournament. (cbssports.com)
  • Jiro Yoshida, an expert of the Japanese National Land Council, and research fellow at the Housing Research and Advancement Foundation of Japan, sees less impact from the 2020 Olympics. (northwestern.edu)
  • Given our sport's footprint in Japan and worldwide, WBSC and our global partners hoped to have shown during the interview in Tokyo that staging Olympic baseball and softball in 2020 would be easily accommodated -- fully in the spirit of Olympic Agenda 2020 -- and the added value as well as the historic value would be a 'home run' for Tokyo 2020, the Olympic Movement and our sport," said President Fraccari. (nfca.org)
  • Following the presentation to Tokyo 2020, President Fraccari and legendary coach Utsugi attended the finals of 2015 JSA Japan Cup that brought the Women's National Softball Teams of Australia, Chinese Taipei, Japan and the United States to Ogaki City. (nfca.org)
  • International media reported today that North Korea has withdrawn from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (themat.com)
  • In 1940, Japan was to be the first Asian country to host the Olympics. (drishtiias.com)
  • But its military aggression in Asia forced the annulment of the Olympics scheduled in Japan. (drishtiias.com)
  • The Olympic flag arrives in the host city of Tokyo, Japan in early 2020. (kentwired.com)
  • In 2020, Japan is inviting athletes from around the world to take part in the Tokyo Olympic Games. (uchicago.edu)
  • Tech companies in Japan will use the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as an opportunity to showcase their robot technology! (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • Baseball and softball, hugely popular in Japan, are tipped to make the cut when Tokyo officials submit their final proposals to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in September, while karate, billiards and American football will hope to join them. (tengrinews.kz)
  • While cases were reported from throughout Japan, the majority were linked to visiting a large park or its vicinity in Tokyo, and the serotype detected has been serotype 1. (who.int)
  • Lausanne, Switzerland -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) concluded a two-day interview from 7-8 August in the Japanese capital with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organizers to outline the viability and potential value added to the Tokyo 2020 Games with baseball and softball -- Japan's national sport -- included. (nfca.org)
  • Pak defeated Japan's Mayu Mukaida in the 62 kg finals in Nur-Sultan, and was expected to battle for a medal at the Tokyo Games. (themat.com)
  • So as predicted, welcome to Japan's first "Japanese Only" Olympics. (debito.org)
  • These complaints have been happening since 2017-2018 but World Athletics did not give a clearer answer until January 2020. (wikipedia.org)
  • With a prestigious silver medal from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in their kitty, Rankireddy and Shetty will be gunning to take their form to the Tokyo Olympics and create history at the Games. (sportskeeda.com)
  • All live streaming of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will be available on our schedule page , as well as in the app across all devices. (nbcolympics.com)
  • It plans to demonstrate, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, how low-carbon communities can be created through the combination of these technologies to produce and use CO2-free hydrogen at a lower cost. (japanfs.org)
  • I still cannot believe we are already talking about 2020, but yes, you are right, another decade is over and to celebrate the new one we have the summer Olympic Games, which for the first time, will have sports like surfing as part of the program. (abduzeedo.com)
  • Partnering with designer/illustrators Aya Kotake, Burke Miles, Stanley Ng and Jamie Givens, MOCEAN was challenged to design an identity that would capture the spirit and energy of Tokyo and inspire a sense of humanity, competition and movement for the Summer Games. (abduzeedo.com)
  • This is classy enough but the real treat is in the lower right back corner, where the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Logo Crop Backprint T-shirt Navy features a multicolored crop of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games logo, reminding us that the essence of the event is the celebration of diversity. (japantrendshop.com)
  • Since Tokyo was selected as the host city of the 2020 Olympics Games more than three years ago, home prices in the city have been increasing. (northwestern.edu)
  • Residential property and condo prices in Tokyo have risen-16 percent and 27 percent respectively-since Sept. 2013, when Tokyo was selected as the site of the 2020 Olympics Games. (northwestern.edu)
  • Many people believe that the condo prices will go up after the Tokyo Olympic Games, especially in Tokyo, so they invested before that, pushing up the condo prices in Tokyo," said Lei Zou, a real estate agent at Real Consulting in Tokyo, in an interview. (northwestern.edu)
  • Some Tokyo residents think buying homes is a good investment no matter what impact the Olympic Games may have. (northwestern.edu)
  • Whether the increasing home prices trend will continue or get stronger after the Tokyo Olympic games is still a mystery. (northwestern.edu)
  • From Olympic firsts to displays of athletic near impossibility, the 2020 Tokyo Games inspired us, shocked us and displayed the unifying power of sport. (nbcolympics.com)
  • Here are 10 moments that defined the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, curated remotely by the editors of NBCOlympics.com across work shifts and ZIP codes. (nbcolympics.com)
  • A delegation of Japanese officials met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to discuss Sapporo's bid during the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Yet, marketers seeking to leverage Olympic athletes during the 2020 Tokyo Games will need to agree to broad anti-guerilla marketing prohibitions. (dglaw.com)
  • Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today unveiled the second version of the playbook for athletes and officials, which outline the rules participants at the Games must adhere to. (insidethegames.biz)
  • With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games set to start soon, here's what you need to know about the top athletes featuring in Team GB 2020. (scotsman.com)
  • After over a year of uncertainty around whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games would ever go ahead, months of delays and revised coronavirus restrictions, the international sports tournament is finally expected to make its much awaited return on July 23. (scotsman.com)
  • The upcoming Tokyo games is the biggest Olympic Games yet, with over 11,000 athletes competing in the sprawling Japanese capital from more than 200 nations. (scotsman.com)
  • But this isn't the first time that a world crisis has forced Tokyo to rearrange its hosting of the landmark championships - with the city having to pull out from hosting the games in 1940 as World War II began in 1939. (scotsman.com)
  • Here's what you need to know about the top stars to watch in a variety of sports categories and what Team GB will be wearing at the 2020 Olympic Games. (scotsman.com)
  • This year's team will see Carl Hester, the 54-year-old equestrian , become Team GB's oldest and most seasoned Olympian - with the Tokyo Olympics set to be Hester's sixth games so far. (scotsman.com)
  • Tokyo Olympics 2020: What happens to old Olympic villages after the games? (anandabazar.com)
  • India's history at the Olympic Games is extremely inspiring and athletes are all prepared to compete at the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020. (indiatimes.com)
  • The 1940 Olympics is known as the "Missing Olympics" after the Games were switched to Helsinki (Finland) before finally being scrapped because of World War II. (drishtiias.com)
  • Tokyo was spending $12.6 billion to host the Games and a postponement could cost it $6 billion as the short-term period loss. (drishtiias.com)
  • On the occasion of the Olympic Games 2020, we are planning an international campaign. (uchicago.edu)
  • Bryson DeChambeau, the No. 6 golfer in the world, has been removed from Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a positive COVID-19 result in the final phase of testing before The Games. (diamondwoods.com)
  • Though the games will now take place from July 23 to August 8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decreed that the event will still be called Tokyo 2020. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • it is the second time the Olympics will be held in Tokyo, which previously hosted the Games in 1964. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • Even as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games introduce new technological features, they also are recycling. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • The very first modern Olympic games were the Summer Olympics held in 1896. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • The modern games were only canceled three times, and it was always the Summer Olympics. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • Six Kent State alumni will compete in both track and golf at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. (kentwired.com)
  • I am deeply disappointed not to be able to compete in the Olympics for Team USA," said DeChambeau. (diamondwoods.com)
  • The daily saliva testing for athletes and all those with close proximity to competitors will "minimise the risk of undetected positive cases that could transmit the virus", organisers said in a joint statement following a five-party meeting between Tokyo 2020, the IOC, IPC, Japanese Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Twenty-six sports, from sumo to surfing, have applied for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo organisers said amid a flaming row over who will pay for the main stadium. (tengrinews.kz)
  • She is the second New Zealander - Sir Mark Todd is the other - to win four medals across four different Olympics. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • USA has won the maximum medals in Olympics including all the sports so far. (jagranjosh.com)
  • The number of medals till last year's Olympics was 2523. (jagranjosh.com)
  • The approximately 5,000 medals of the Olympics are made from recycled electronic products such as old phones. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • Team GB women's football squad, overseen by head coach and former Olympic footballer Hege Riise , is also set to try their hand at success in this year's Olympics, with their Group E opening match against Chile coming up on July 21. (scotsman.com)
  • Although there is an increase in 33 events, the number of competitors at this year's Olympics is expected to decrease by 150 people. (sportsnewsireland.com)
  • Our other favorite is the poster below for the Olympics by Asao Tokolo , the creator of the 2020 emblem. (spoon-tamago.com)
  • In some sense, it is obvious that Tokolo should have one of the strongest posters in the group as it is based on his own emblem, and displays a true understanding of what the Olympics are all about. (spoon-tamago.com)
  • the other has the Tokyo 2020 Olympics emblem. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • The International Olympic Committee has ruled out postponing the Beijing Winter Olympics under any. (yahoo.com)
  • Sapporo is one of three cities to have confirmed an interest in hosting a future Winter Olympics alongside Salt Lake City and Barcelona. (insidethegames.biz)
  • It last hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Finally, the fourth Worcester athlete at the Olympics this summer will take centre stage. (eveshamjournal.co.uk)
  • We recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC) medical teams and (2) in the polyclinic and medical venues by the Tokyo 2020 medical staff . (bvsalud.org)
  • I created the designs as a tribute to the Tokyo 1964 designers," says Tokolo, "who relied on compasses and rulers for their creations. (spoon-tamago.com)
  • The old National Stadium, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently demolished and construction on the new venue is scheduled to begin in October. (tengrinews.kz)
  • Indian Hockey team has beaten Great Britain's hockey team to reach the semi finals of Tokyo Olympics 2020. (jagranjosh.com)
  • They swept all three tournaments that were played in January - Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand Open and BWF World Tour Finals 2020. (sportskeeda.com)
  • Take a look at the GK Questions based on India's history at Olympics this year and previous years. (jagranjosh.com)
  • The 1916 Summer Olympics in Berlin were canceled because of World War I. The 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, as well as the 1944 Summer Olympics in London, were canceled because of World War II. (thefocusfoundation.org)
  • Runner Luis Grijalva qualified for the Tokyo Olympics last year. (yahoo.com)
  • Coming off a delayed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics just last year, the Olympics have returned - this. (yahoo.com)
  • James' answer on playing in 2020 has not changed over the past year: Maybe. (heavy.com)
  • The Olympics start comparatively early this year, opening on July 24 and closing August 9. (heavy.com)
  • Condo prices in 23 wards of Tokyo increased by 13.7 percent in January from a year earlier, according to the Real Estate Economics Institute. (northwestern.edu)
  • A wave of excitement overcame the surfing world when it was announced that the sport would make its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2020, and although athletes had to wait an extra year to paddle out, the anticipation was well worth it. (nbcolympics.com)
  • HAVING kept us all waiting an extra year, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will at last swing into action with the opening ceremony today at midday. (eveshamjournal.co.uk)
  • Take the following quiz below regarding the Tokyo Olympics this year and other events specifically related to hockey. (jagranjosh.com)
  • Indian Hockey Mens team has won a bronze medal this year at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. (jagranjosh.com)
  • 4. Which year did the torch burning relay start in the Olympics? (jagranjosh.com)
  • While there are six Kent State alumni heading to the Olympics this year, Fiorello recommends keeping an eye out for more in the years to come. (kentwired.com)
  • Sega released this a full year before the Olympics were meant to start, and then obviously a further year was put on top of that. (sonicretro.org)
  • Indian Hockey team has finally won a medal after 40 full years at the Olympics. (jagranjosh.com)
  • Tug of war, polo and the World Underwater Federation -- which oversees sports such as free diving, spearfishing and submerged hockey -- will also hope to make the shortlist that Tokyo will announce on June 22. (tengrinews.kz)
  • Japanese officials have expressed confidence in safeguards to protect the Summer Olympics from outbreaks, including blocking overseas spectators from attending. (themat.com)
  • The danger being posed to the Japanese public by holding these Olympics with spectators keeps getting ignored in the GOJ's singleminded attempt at recouping their investment . (debito.org)
  • No. It's the first Olympics without "foreign" spectators. (debito.org)
  • WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari led a seven-person baseball/softball delegation in Tokyo that included home run king and sports legend Sadaharu Oh and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) chief Katsuhhiko Kumazaki. (nfca.org)
  • Baseball/softball is one of eight new sports being considered by Tokyo 2020 following Olympic Agenda 2020's landmark ruling last December that allows Olympic hosts to propose adding sports that are not currently on the Olympic program but could help engage audiences and young people in the host nation and around the world. (nfca.org)
  • Baseball and softball originated in the United States and last appeared at the Olympics in Beijing 2008. (sportsnewsireland.com)
  • The great Dame Valerie Adams has finished with a medal in her fifth Olympics but it was also a case of a new Kiwi star is born in Tokyo. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • The U.S. Women's 3x3 Basketball team completed their wire-to-wire run through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, beating the Russian Olympic Committee 18-15 to win the gold medal match. (cbssports.com)
  • 7. Which medal did Mary Kom win in the London Olympics 2012? (jagranjosh.com)
  • MC Mary Kom won a bronze medal in London Olympics 2012. (jagranjosh.com)
  • Let us take a look at the country's history at the Olympics and medal winners. (indiatimes.com)
  • The Americans brought home a single medal at the last Olympics with Matt Kuchar winning bronze. (diamondwoods.com)
  • On January 31, 2020, World Athletics, the governing body for professional track and field, issued new guidelines concerning shoes to be used in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics. (wikipedia.org)
  • Who is on Team GB football, swimming, athletics teams for Tokyo 2020? (scotsman.com)
  • The U.S. Women's National Team kicks off play in the knockout rounds of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday, July 30, taking on the Netherlands at 8 p.m. local/7 a.m. (ussoccer.com)
  • As 2020 kicks off, the real countdown to Tokyo's Summer Olympics begin. (spoon-tamago.com)
  • A quantitative study was conducted by using statements from the January-May 2020 issues of the Japanese edition of the women's magazine Elle as a corpus. (lu.se)
  • New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. (bvsalud.org)
  • NOC and Tokyo 2020 medical staff reported 1035 injuries and 438 illnesses, equalling 9.1 injuries and 3.9 illnesses per 100 athletes over the 17-day period. (bvsalud.org)
  • A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company. (yahoo.com)
  • Toshiro Muto, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, said on Tuesday. (yahoo.com)
  • Mitch Monson , the VP and Creative Director of Brand Design and Animation MOCEAN shared the beautiful branding and logo system work they did for the NBC Sports Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. (abduzeedo.com)
  • Olympics is the sports event that is awaited by every sportsman his entire life. (jagranjosh.com)
  • Several new sports and disciplines introduced at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, such as BMX freestyle, karate, and skateboarding, were associated with some of the highest injury rates for competitors, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine . (medicalxpress.com)
  • But the overall injury rate across all sports and disciplines was comparable with that of previous Olympics, while the illness rate was lower, the findings show. (medicalxpress.com)
  • There are some sports that frankly I'd never heard of," Tokyo Olympic chief Yoshiro Mori told a news conference. (tengrinews.kz)
  • Sports Minister Hakubun Shimomura suggested earlier this week that legislation could be passed allowing the central government to order Tokyo to pay, a move Masuzoe blasted as "unconstitutional. (tengrinews.kz)
  • Twelve of the 13 players who took the field against the USWNT in November of 2020 - a 2-0 victory for the USA in Breda -- are also on the Olympic roster. (ussoccer.com)
  • As a whole, the poster is a "relay baton" to be passed on from 2020 to future generations. (spoon-tamago.com)
  • NZ Herald Focus Sport's Cheree Kinnear wraps the Tokyo Olympics news as Dame Valerie Adams while bronze and Lisa Carrington looks set for a golden blitz. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • On the front, you get a big Tokyo Olympics logo, the Tokyo 2020 legend, and the five Olympic rings: simple, elegant, and in the official navy blue and white colors, so there won't be any doubt that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Logo Crop Backprint T-shirt Navy comes straight from the official 2020/21 merchandise catalog. (japantrendshop.com)
  • It's official: Tokyo 2020 is a "Japanese Only" Olympics: Japanese living abroad still allowed to attend, not foreigners. (debito.org)
  • Holding a photo of little Kimoana and Kepaleli, and holding back tears, she told Sky Sport: "I had two humans between Olympics and they inspired me - I keep imagining they are here. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • Wrestling was meant to be discontinued at the Olympics, but the IOC returned the sport in September 2013. (sportsnewsireland.com)
  • While it hunts for a new sponsor, the IOA has said that the country's athletes were now ready to go to the Olympics wearing unbranded apparel. (scmp.com)
  • Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, who recently accused the government of "behaving like the Imperial Army," has taken aim at the country's lawmakers again. (tengrinews.kz)
  • I think you could say that the Olympics have had some positive knock-on economic effects," Hansen added, such as helping the Japanese government focus more on attracting tourism and overseas investment to the country. (northwestern.edu)
  • Tokyo is among the Japanese prefectures under emergency measures to combat the spike in coronavirus cases, set to be in place until May 11. (insidethegames.biz)
  • These are racialized paradigms for what constitutes a "Japanese", and that is related to this blog entry because they will factor into border controls concerning the Olympics. (debito.org)
  • North Korea has withdrawn from Tokyo 2020 after the country cited coronavirus fears. (themat.com)
  • The country has become the first to pull out of the rearranged Tokyo 2020 because of COVID-19. (themat.com)
  • It was embarrassing for the government to be found inaugurating kits sponsored by a Chinese company," said Mihir Vasavda, an assistant editor who tracks the Olympics for The Indian Express , one of the most popular English dailies in the country. (scmp.com)
  • I am so excited to have the opportunity to represent our country and be a part of Team USA in Tokyo," Reed said. (diamondwoods.com)
  • That would provide NBA players whose teams don't make deep playoff runs with plenty of time to rest and recover for 2020-21 training camp. (heavy.com)
  • But players on teams that play deep into June would have very little rest time between their NBA schedules and the Olympics. (heavy.com)