Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020 News

[Fly_like_a_don 1,089]

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Podium

[intoronto 5,638]

The refugee team will he announced on Tuesday 

[dcro 10,210]

A curious story worth sharing here.

 

Here is an athlete withdrawing from Tokyo due to... Brexit.   Well, it is one of the reasons in any case.

 

https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/06/04/olympic-slots-reshuffled-after-wave-withdrawals-riders-declining-go-tokyo

[FancyFenchel 111]

5 hours ago, dcro said:

A curious story worth sharing here.

 

Here is an athlete withdrawing from Tokyo due to... Brexit.   Well, it is one of the reasons in any case.

 

https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/06/04/olympic-slots-reshuffled-after-wave-withdrawals-riders-declining-go-tokyo

 

Is  still a part of  or i missed some important news?

[FancyFenchel 111]

On 03/06/2021 at 10:53, Fly_like_a_don said:

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Podium

 

 

Here the whole story behind the Podium: 

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/50-days-to-go-podium-theme-music-and-other-key-features-unveiled

 

In addition, the theme music and costumes reveal. Podiums are made from recycled material etc.

Costumes should combine japan traditions with western formal style. Well... it looks a little like hospitals’ personal to me. 

[Agger 1,662]

Well, some host cities are looking forward to athletes visiting!

 

Here's Ogata who'll be hosting the Danish rowers from june 22.

 

[dcro 10,210]

On 04/06/2021 at 23:41, FancyFenchel said:

 

Is  still a part of  or i missed some important news?

No, but apparently she planned to move to the UK for competition, but the new livery transportation laws post-Brexit made the situation more complicated.

[JoshMartini007 2,536]

Around 35 refugee athletes will be announced tomorrow. Sounds like a lot...

[intoronto 5,638]

7 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Around 35 refugee athletes will be announced tomorrow. Sounds like a lot...

Ridiculous if you ask me.

[Vic Liu 1,682]

Where do the quotas come from？And what if it breaks the fragile gender parity?