Tokyo 2020

12 Coaches Meet Eligibility Criteria for Tokyo 2020 Head Coach

Arhthur Albliero’s (left) appointment as 2018 Pan Pacs women’s head coach made him the 12th-and-final coach eligible to lead the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team. The Pan Pac men’s coach Ray Looze, right, is also eligible.

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Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay: Hope Lights Our Way

The Tokyo 2020 torch relay’s theme will be ‘Hope Lights Our Way,’ with a tribute to those Japanese areas most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Who Will (Most Likely) Not Be Competing At the 2020 Tokyo Games

American Maya DiRado announced even before the Rio Olympic Games that her performances there would indeed be her last.

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IOC Delivers “New Norm” to Make Olympics Affordable & Legacy-Oriented

Today the IOC unveiled “The New Norm,” a list of 118 reforms aimed at making the Olympic Games more affordable and legacy-oriented for future host cities.

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IPC Announces 6 Fewer Events for Tokyo, Same Number of Athletes as Rio

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will feature six fewer swim races in total than in Rio.

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Tokyo 2020 Travelers To Be Greeted By Airport Robots

Traveling to Tokyo in 2020 for the Summer Olympic Games? You may run into a fuzzy cat robot in the airport, ready to assist you.

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Katinka Hosszu Confirms Pledge to Swim to Tokyo 2020 in FB Post

While Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu has withdrawn from the upcoming Euro Meet in Luxembourg, her latest Facebook post says that she’s…

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‘Ninjas’ May Be On Guard At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020’s onsite security guards may possibly be performing their duties dressed as ninja warriors.

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TOKYO 2020: Medaglie con materiale Riciclato e Riconoscimento Facciale

Mancano 933 giorni all’inizio delle Olimpiadi di Tokyo 2020 e tantissime sono già le curiosità che riguardano l’evento. MEDAGLIE CREATE CON…

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Facial Recognition Software To Be Used To Identify Tokyo 2020 Athletes

Tokyo 2020 sources reveal that highly precise facial recognition software will most likely be utilized to identified athletes, journalists and officials entering Games venues

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Tokyo 2020 Organizers Reveal Mascot Ballot For Schoolchildren’s Vote

Of the more than 2,000 designs submitted to Tokyo 2020 organizers for the next Summer Olympic mascots, the candidates have been narrowed down to just 3 pairings.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: GOAT, Pellegrini, Sjostrom & The ‘Swim Reaper’

News on Michael Phelps, Federica Pellegrini, Sarah Sjostrom and more are found in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizers Pledge To Keep Open Water Venue Safe

In the wake of sub-par water testing results of the triathlon and marathon swimming venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, organizers have pledged to keep water clean and safe ongoing.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizers Target Would-Be Ticket Scalpers

Tokyo 2020 organizers have been upping tactics to guard against possible ticket scalpers.

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With 1,000 Days To Go, Tokyo 2020 Engages Millions In Japan

Marking the start of the “1,000 Days To Go” countdown to the opening of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced that five million people throughout Japan have already taken part in more than 14,000 Games-related actions in the Tokyo 2020 Nationwide Participation Programme, which was launched last year.

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