Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020 News

[Orangehair43 285]

I think also those athletes who either have to compete on many days to finish an event or compete in multiple events will be more at risk than those who are only competing on one or two days. 

[Vic Liu 1,694]

Politics lovers, here we go, first round. First round is quite "civilized" and requiring some East Asian history knowledge to understand this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

Interesting how Mr Bach keeps insisting he makes a trip to Hiroshima, even though locals are against it, and the actual key people of the Olympics - the athletes - are dropping like flies at this point due to both true and false positive tests, or just ludicrous quarantine rules.

 

But then again, who am I to question the Master of the Universe himself?

[Gianlu33 5,342]

According to the Italian press, Julis Ssekitoleko (weightlifter) disappeared in Tokyo and did not show up for the covid test after two members of the Ugandan delegation tested positive. 

[heywoodu 16,129]

22 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

According to the Italian press, Julis Ssekitoleko (weightlifter) disappeared in Tokyo and did not show up for the covid test after two members of the Ugandan delegation tested positive. 

What was he doing there in the first place, considering Uganda has no weightlifting quota?

 

Edit: I see, he was on a waiting list and had been informed he didn't make it. Was in Japan in case he would, makes sense. Sad though..

[Gianlu33 5,342]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

What was he doing there in the first place, considering Uganda has no weightlifting quota?

Well, this seems a legit question. I have no idea

[heywoodu 16,129]

6 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Well, this seems a legit question. I have no idea

See my edit  

[hckošice 15,728]

Another 8 athletes flew today to Tokyo. So it is now 13/41

 

Bon Voyage and stay safe. Good luck and enjoy the games !

 

from left: Richard Nagy (Swimming 200 fly & 400 IM), Martina Hrašnová (Athletics W Hammer)

Barbora Mokošová (Artistic Gymnastics), Danka Barteková (Shooting W Skeet, our IOC member),

Gabriela Gajanová (Athletics W 800m), Emma Zapletalová (Athletics W 400 H) and Juraj Tužinský (Shooting Air Pistol)

the 8th Marcel Lomnický (Athletics, M Hammer) is missing in this pic.

 

Lomnický 3rd from right

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[hckošice 15,728]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

Another 8 athletes flew today to Tokyo. So it is now 13/41

 

Bon Voyage and stay safe. Good luck and enjoy the games !

 

from left: Richard Nagy (Swimming 200 fly & 400 IM), Martina Hrašnová (Athletics W Hammer)

Barbora Mokošová (Artistic Gymnastics), Danka Barteková (Shooting W Skeet, our IOC member),

Gabriela Gajanová (Athletics W 800m), Emma Zapletalová (Athletics W 400 H) and Juraj Tužinský (Shooting Air Pistol)

the 8th Marcel Lomnický (Athletics, M Hammer) is missing in this pic.

 

Lomnický 3rd from right

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[hckošice 15,728]

Off-topic fun facts:

 

10 Slovaks will travle to Tokyo as referees, official or judges.

 

 

The most unusual and interesting person will be Vladimír Miller (in Modern Pentathlon)

he will be the guy who will have to pick the 18 horses and 4 more reserves for the Modern Pentathlon competition to ensure the competition to be fair. 

This is huge

 

" My task is to select eighteen horses and four reserves, which will be at approximately one level of performance, so that no competitor is favored in the Modern Pentathlon riding part. "

 

 

Artistic Gymnastics: Ľuboš Rupčík will be the head jury in M Horizontal Bar.

Volleyball: Juraj Mokrý will be again one of the first referees and Ľubor Halanda will works as technical delegate in some matches

Basketball: Ľubomír Kotleba will be one of the of disciplinary panel members

Canoeing Sprint: Miroslav Haviar will be the head referee of the races

Canoeing Slalom: Lucia Záhorská will be one of the gate judges.

Boxing: Radoslav Šimon one of the judges.

Rhytmic Gymnastics: Ivana Motolíková one of the execution panel judges

and @dcro for the first time in history there will be a official representative in Equestrian: Silvia Govorníková will serve as one of the Eventing judges panel