With just seven days to go until the Opening Ceremony on 23 July 2021, here are the things to know about Tokyo 2020 as Japan prepares to welcome the world's best athletes for 17 days of competition
GAMES
"Moving Forward" to be consistent theme in Tokyo 2020 Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Tokyo 2020 has announced that the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies will be linked by the concept of "Moving Forward", a reference to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
IOC PRESIDENT MEETS TOKYO GOVERNOR KOIKE WITH EIGHT DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE OLYMPIC GAMES
IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH MET KOIKE YURIKO, THE GOVERNOR OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (TMG), ON THURSDAY TO DISCUSS PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES. HE WAS JOINED BY COORDINATION COMMISSION CHAIR JOHN COATES AND TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE PRESIDENT HASHIMOTO SEIKO. ALSO PRESENT WAS IOC MEMBER AND COORDINATION COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR ALEX GILADY, AS WELL AS THE IOC MEMBERS IN JAPAN, WATANABE MORINARI AND YAMASHITA YASUHIRO.
Team TTO delegation touches down in Tokyo, member replaced due to covid19
MEMBERS of Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic delegation have begun to arrive in Tokyo ahead of the July 23 to August 8 Games.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 VICTORY CEREMONIES TO RESPECT COVID-19 COUNTERMEASURES
JUST LIKE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE VICTORY CEREMONIES FOR THE AWARDING OF OLYMPIC MEDALS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 COUNTERMEASURES PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE SAFE AND SECURE GAMES FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.
TTO to Tokyo : Judoka Gabriella Wood aims to take it 'one fight at a time'
NAME: Gabriella Wood
AGE: 23
EVENT: JUDO (+78kg)
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: Debut