Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 Announces Swimming Lineup With New Events Included

The official website for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics has released an event schedule, including the much-anticipated swimming event order that includes three new races: the men’s 800 free, women’s 1500 free and a mixed 4×100 medley relay.

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Potential Wrinkles & Doubles in Newly-Expanded Olympic Lineup

It’s good news/bad news for Caeleb Dressel: a 100 fly/50 free finals double is now averted, but he could face a 100 fly finals/50 free semis/mixed medley relay finals triple on day 7 of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020 dévoile son programme de natation avec les 3 nouvelles épreuves

Le site official des Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo 2020 a annoncé son programme de natation, y compris les trois nouvelles épreuves.

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Olimpiadi Tokyo 2020: Ufficializzato Il Programma Gare Nuoto Completo

OLIMPIADI DI TOKYO 2020 24 Luglio – 09 Agosto 2020 Programma gare Approfondimento finali di mattina Tempi limite Programma Gare…

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Hong Kong Announces Selection Criteria for 2020 Olympic Games

Siobhan Haughey was the country’s highest-placed finisher in swimming at the 2020 Olympics. She took 13th in the 200 free.

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Ireland Partners With Fukuroi City For 2020 Olympic Games Training Camp

On the heels of Swim Ireland having announced its 10-strong roster for the 2019 World Championships, the nation’s Olympic Federation revealed where Team Ireland will set-up its pre-Games training camps ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

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Paralympic Torch Milestone Event Schedule Announced

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay will be divided into 3 separate parts, each representing important components of the Paralympic movement.

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Florida State’s Ida Hulkko To Redshirt, Focus on Training for Tokyo

Ida Hulkko, who placed fifth in the 100 breast at NCAAs, will forego her would-be sophomore season at Florida State to focus on training for the 2020 Olympics.

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Is Revealed And It’s A Thing Of Beauty

What may be one of the most beautiful Olympic torches ever produced was unveiled, as Tokyo 2020 organizers presented the intricately designed piece of art today.

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JPN Olympic Committee Leader Stepping Down Amidst Bribery Scandal

The corruption charges related to Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympic bid have led Japanese Olympic Committee leader Tsunekazu Takeda’s announcement he will be stepping down from his post at the JOC as well as from his role as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Flame Will Visit Disaster-Stricken Areas of Japan

Tokyo 2020 announced this week that the Olympic Flame will be on display in the three prefectures that were hit hardest in the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami: the Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures.

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Rikako Ikee Fights On: “I Will Not Give Up Yet”

18-year-old Asian Games MVP Rikako Ikee continues to give us insight into her battle with leukemia while keeping a distant eye on her swimming future.

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Sony Pictures Networks India to Broadcast Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has been awarded the broadcast rights in India and the Subcontinent for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020.

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499 Days To Go Until Tokyo 2020, If It Even Matters

“It’s not every 4 years, it’s every day.”

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See Aquatic Sports’ Olympic Pictograms With 500 Days To Tokyo 2020

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games now just 500 days away, the Organizing Committee has revealed the official sport pictograms of the world’s biggest international sporting competition.

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