TOKIO 2020
Fifty-six
years after having organised the Olympic Games, the Japanese capital will be
hosting a Summer edition for the second time, from 24 July to 9 August 2020.
The Games in 1964 radically transformed the country. According to the organisers
of the event in 2020, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad of the modern era will be
“the most innovative ever organised, and will rest on three fundamental
principles to transform the world: striving for your personal best (achieving
your personal best); accepting one another (unity in diversity); and passing on
a legacy for the future (connecting to tomorrow)”.
Aligning with
the reforms advocated by Olympic Agenda 2020, the Tokyo Games will use as many
existing competition venues as possible, namely those built for the Games in
1964, such as the prestigious Nippon Budokkan for judo, the Baji Koen Park for
equestrian events, and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium for handball. The Tokyo
National Stadium, where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and athletics
competitions will be staged, will be completely revamped and replaced by a new
arena.
Japan has
been an Olympic land since the Summer Games of 1964, which were the first to be
staged in Asia. In 2020, the country will host its fourth Games, if we include
the Winter Games of 1972 in Sapporo and of 1998 in Nagano.https://www.olympic.org/tokyo-2020
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