Tokyo 2020

Mixed Relay Will ‘Add Spice’ To Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Per Adam Peaty

“It’s something that would make things [at the Olympics] a little bit more fun,” says Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty of the mixed relay added to Tokyo 2020

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Pros and Cons of the New Olympic Events

The IOC announced today the additions of three new events to be added to the Olympic program, effective for the…

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Drei Events zum Wettkampfprogramm Schwimmen in Tokio 2020 ergänzt

Das IOC hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass die 800 m Freistil Männer, die 1500 Freistil Frauen und die 4 x 100 m Mixed Lagenstaffel…

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Aquatics Passes Athletics For Most Finals At 2020 Olympics

With additions of three more medal events at the 2020 Olympics, the discipline of aquatics will overtake athletics for the most total Olympic finals, 49 to 48.

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Distance Events and Mixed Medley Relay Added to Tokyo Olympics

World record holder Katie Ledecky will have the opportunity to win the first Olympic gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games.

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2020 Olympics To Lower Swimmer Quota By 22 Athletes

The International Olympic Committee made several sweeping announcements about the 2020 Tokyo Games this morning, among them some adjustments to athlete quotas in a number of sports designed to bring greater gender balance to the next Olympics.

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3-on-3 Basketball Expected to Be New Addition to Olympic Program

The 3-on-3 basketball games would be played half-court, just like most pickup games are played.

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Tokyo 2020 Costs Now Twice That Of Original Bid Estimate

Tokyo 2020 organizers said this week that the estimated cost of the next edition of the world’s biggest competitive sporting event has ballooned to ¥1.4 trillion ($17.1 billion).

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First Swimnex Predictions For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

With the 2016 Rio Olympics disappearing in the rearview mirror, the Swimnex crew that predicted Rio’s winning times is looking forward to Tokyo.

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Japan Open 2017 Swimmers Show Support For Tokyo 2020 Medal Projection

Tokyo 2020’s ’old metals into new medals’ initiative got a welcome boost from athletes taking part in the Japan Open 2017…

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FINA Proposes Addition of High Diving for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

FINA, the international governing body for 6 disciplines of aquatics sports, has put forth a proposal to add high diving…

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La FINA propose 10 nouvelles épreuves pour les Jeux de Tokyo

Les spécialistes de sprint comme Florent Manaudou bénéficieraient de la proposition de la FINA.

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FINA Proposes Event Additions For Tokyo 2020

Katie Ledecky has dominated the world stage in the distance events and may have the opportunity to do so in the future with the introduction of the women’s 1500.

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Swimming Australia Selects Nagaoka Pool As Tokyo 2020 Training Grounds

Swimming Australia has selected the Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka Indoor Swimming Pool located in Nagaoka, Japan as its exclusive training base in the Asian nation from 2018 to 2020.

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Ollie Hynd has Eyes on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics (VIDEO)

2016 Paralympic Champion Ollie Hynd talks about Tokyo 2020

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