Tokyo Olympics 2020: City on course to deliver unique Games despite initial hiccups in preparation
5 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: City on course to deliver unique Games despite initial hiccups in preparation

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The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have recovered from the initial hurdles and are now on track to complete all preparations on schedule Tokyo: When Tokyo was awarded the rights to the 2020 Olympics in Buenos Aires six years ago, it was hoped that Japan’s reputation for efficiency and the bid’s promise of a “compact games” could ensure a smooth buildup to the event. Wednesday marks one year until the opening ceremony in the almost-completed National Stadium, and organisers believe they are on schedule to deliver a unique Games. Local sponsorship revenue has also passed $3 billion, more than any other previous Games, which is necessary as Tokyo 2020 organisers battle rising costs. Warm, muggy and wet weather will likely greet International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Tokyo on Wednesday for the landmark celebrations that will see the designs for the Games’ medals unveiled.

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The Olympics are more than fun and games. They’re a billion-dollar business with political overtones
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Olympics are more than fun and games. They’re a billion-dollar business with political overtones

Associated Press  

The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. Income for the latest four-year cycle of Winter and Summer Games ending with the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 was $7.6 billion. In 2021, it awarded Brisbane, Australia, the 2032 Games — 11 years in advance — largely because of influential IOC member John Coates. An Olympic study by …

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo’s $1.4 billion National Stadium was without fans for the 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year and held in 2021 because of the pandemic. “We are all looking forward to being here in Tokyo in a year’s time to celebrate a world championships in a stadium — on this occasion — with spectators,” Sebastian Coe, the president of …

Tokyo Governor Koike asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park, famous baseball stadium
1 year ago

Tokyo Governor Koike asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park, famous baseball stadium

The Independent  

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Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen in bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo …

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
1 year, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official Yasuo Mori, have been charged with violating …

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program
1 year, 2 months ago

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program

The Hindu  

Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and medal events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program. The International Olympic Committee last month approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash for 2028 and kept boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting …

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program
1 year, 2 months ago

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program

The Independent  

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JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on
1 year, 3 months ago

JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a decision to withdraw the northern Japanese city as a candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the effort soiled by massive corruption and bid-rigging tied to the one-year delayed Tokyo Games. Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita, at a joint news conference …

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?

The Hindu  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unusual, and controversial, for a number of reasons. Several allegations centre around former Tokyo 2020 board member Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been arrested on claims he pocketed hundreds of millions of yen in sponsorship bribes. In 2019, the then-head of Japan’s Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, stepped down after French prosecutors launched an investigation into …

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time
1 year, 8 months ago

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal were handed down Friday in Tokyo District Court, where defendants were found guilty but avoided jail time. The founder of Aoki Holdings, a manufacturer of affordable suits for businessmen, was found guilty of handing over 28 million yen in bribes to an official of the Tokyo Olympic organizing …

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt
1 year, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt

The Hindu  

A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organising committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. Ueno is accused of paying nearly 15 million yen to Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive at ad giant Dentsu, who wielded powerful influence in selecting sponsors for the 2020 Games. Tokyo officials spent …

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt
1 year, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. Ueno is accused of paying nearly 15 million yen to Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive at ad giant Dentsu, who wielded powerful influence in selecting sponsors for the 2020 Games. Tokyo …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Games’ official and three others arrested in bid-rigging scandal
1 year, 11 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Games’ official and three others arrested in bid-rigging scandal

The Hindu  

A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives were arrested Wednesday in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games. Prosecutors have also been investigating a separate bribery scandal centered around former Dentsu executive Haruyuki Takahashi, who was a member of the organizing committee. The sprawling corruption allegations surrounding Tokyo have caused the bid by …

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced
2 years ago

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced

The Hindu  

The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organisers said when they announced officials figures more than a year ago, according to a report by the Board of Audit of Japan. "It should set up a system that allows full disclosure to contribute to the people's understanding about the hosting and execution of the event.” Last …

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced
2 years ago

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organizers said when they announced officials figures more than a year ago, according to a report by the Board of Audit of Japan. “It should set up a system that allows full disclosure to contribute to the people’s understanding about the hosting and execution of the …

Tokyo Olympics cost 20% more than organiser reported: audit
2 years ago

Tokyo Olympics cost 20% more than organiser reported: audit

The Hindu  

Last year’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics cost 20 per cent more than the final figure reported by the organising committee, according to an analysis by Japan’s audit board. A report issued late Wednesday found the Games cost 1.7 trillion yen, up from the 1.42 trillion yen reported by Tokyo 2020 earlier this year. The audit board said organisers had incorrectly failed …

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy
2 years, 2 months ago

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won’t go away, sullying the legacy of the organizing committee as Japan continues in talks with the International Olympic Committee to land the 2030 Winter Olympics for Sapporo. Japanese media reports said prosecutors raided the offices of ADK and Tokyo-based doll maker Sun Arrow, which produced the Tokyo Olympic and …

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy
2 years, 2 months ago

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

The Independent  

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Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal
2 years, 3 months ago

Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A top executive at a major Japanese publisher was charged Tuesday with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. The charges against Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a major figure in Japan’s movie and entertainment industry, are the latest in the unfolding corruption scandal related to last year’s Tokyo Summer Games. Takahashi, a former executive at advertising company Dentsu who …

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow over 2030 Bid
2 years, 4 months ago

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow over 2030 Bid

News 18  

A bribery scandal engulfing last summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo’s 2030 bid and raised fresh questions in Japan about hosting the Olympics again. The Asahi Shimbun daily in an editorial urged Sapporo to “hold off" on its 2030 bid until the scandal had been “resolved". Last year, the Asahi called for the Tokyo Olympics …

Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests
2 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member widened Tuesday as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen Takahashi received from Tokyo-based publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo District prosecutors. The sponsorship allowed Kadokawa, …

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

A former Tokyo Olympics organising committee board member and three people from a clothing company, which was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games, were arrested on bribery suspicions on August 17. “Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive at advertising company Dentsu, is suspected of receiving bribes from the former head of Aoki Holdings Inc. and two company employees,” the prosecutors’ …

Japanese Police Raid Home of Tokyo Olympics Executive: Reports
2 years, 5 months ago

Japanese Police Raid Home of Tokyo Olympics Executive: Reports

News 18  

Japanese police on Tuesday raided the home of a 2020 Tokyo Olympics board member who allegedly received money from a sponsor he signed a consulting contract with, local media reported. Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from high street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc., an “official partner" of last year’s pandemic-delayed mega-event. Takahashi, …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Firstpost  

As a final act before legally dissolving the organising committee on 30 June, president Seiko Hashimoto and CEO Toshiro Muto said the price tag for the Tokyo Games was $13 billion — almost 60 per cent public money. Organisers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think …

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later

News 18  

The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation," David Leheny, a political scientist at Japan’s Waseda …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation,” David Leheny, a political scientist at …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The Independent  

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Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate at 1.42 trillion yen
2 years, 6 months ago

Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate at 1.42 trillion yen

Firstpost  

The Games cost twice the 734 billion yen that the Tokyo Games organisers had predicted in their bid to the International Olympic Committee in 2013. Tokyo: The final price tag for last year’s Tokyo Olympics was more than double the city’s original 2013 estimate after a one-year coronavirus postponement added to the already hefty bill. The Games cost twice the …

Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
2 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion, the organizing committee said Tuesday in its final act before it is dissolved at the end of the month. “We made an estimate, and the estimate has gone down lower than we expected,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an …

$13 billion cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate
2 years, 6 months ago

$13 billion cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate

LA Times  

U.S. skateboarder Jake Ilardi competes in the men’s street prelims during the Tokyo Olympic Games. The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion, the organizing committee said Tuesday in its final act before it is dissolved at the end of the month. Olympics 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Complete coverage from 29th Summer Games News, …

Olympics set off in new direction after surprise success Tokyo 2020
3 years ago

Olympics set off in new direction after surprise success Tokyo 2020

The Independent  

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Tokyo 2020 Organisers Trim Cost Estimate For Covid-postponed Olympics
3 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Organisers Trim Cost Estimate For Covid-postponed Olympics

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics organisers revised the estimated cost of the Covid-postponed Games downwards on Wednesday, but the figure was still around double the budget proposed in the city’s original 2013 bid. Despite losing out on ticket sales due to a near-total ban on spectators, organisers said they had saved cash by simplifying events and avoiding the cost of hosting millions of …

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers
3 years, 3 months ago

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers

The Hindu  

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. "The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised," explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto says official costs of Games will be known early next year
3 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto says official costs of Games will be known early next year

Firstpost  

Although the official cost for Tokyo 2020 has been listed as $15.4 billion, several government audits have shown costs may be much higher. Toshiro Muto, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee, said on Tuesday he was not ready to say if the cost of the Games would go higher than the official budget figure of $15.4 …

Tokyo Games CEO: Official costs known early next year
3 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Games CEO: Official costs known early next year

The Hindu  

Toshiro Muto, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee, said on Tuesday he was not ready to say if the cost of the Games would go higher than the official budget figure of $15.4 billion. The people in charge are looking into this.” Muto said it would likely be early next year before the official cost of …

Olympics review: The highs, lows and controversies of Tokyo 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics review: The highs, lows and controversies of Tokyo 2020

Al Jazeera  

The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics witnessed glory, despair and controversy, all under the shadow of the COVID pandemic. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a shock men’s 100 metres gold, the first time someone other than the retired Jamaican legend Usain Bolt win the Olympic event since 2004. Italy’s 4×100-metre sprint relay team, including Jacobs, went on to triumph in another …

Historic Olympics come to a remarkable end at Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus
3 years, 5 months ago

Historic Olympics come to a remarkable end at Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics, held during a raging pandemic, drew the curtains down on Sunday. Scores of people gathered around the Tokyo Olympic Stadium hours before the closing ceremony to witness the spectacle from the perimeters. On the other side of the road, under the magnificent wooden roof of the stadium, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach thanked the Japanese authorities …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Most challenging' Summer Games declared closed – Firstpost
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Most challenging' Summer Games declared closed – Firstpost

Firstpost  

It marked a low-key end to an extraordinary Olympics that have mostly played out in empty venues with only athletes, team officials and media present. The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed by IOC chief Thomas Bach on Sunday, ending the “most challenging Olympic journey” after a year’s pandemic delay and threats of cancellation. Bach called them “unprecedented Olympic Games” …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony Highlights: IOC chief Thomas Bach declares 32nd Olympics closed
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony Highlights: IOC chief Thomas Bach declares 32nd Olympics closed

Firstpost  

6:35 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee head Hashimoto Seiko takes the stage now… She starts off by giving tribute to the people who made Toko 2020 Games possible. Full text of speech: “In the presence of His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, I hereby extend my greetings to you at the closing of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. …

Where to visit Olympics venues in Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Where to visit Olympics venues in Japan

CNN  

CNN — There’s nothing like watching the Olympics on TV to give you a major case of wanderlust. But part of Tokyo’s pitch to the International Olympic Committee was that most of the new structures made especially for the Games would remain in use afterward to benefit the people of Japan. Japan National Stadium This venue in Tokyo’s famed Shinjuku …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Closing ceremony, medals and results on August 8
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Closing ceremony, medals and results on August 8

CNN  

Fireworks explode over Tokyo's National Stadium during the Olympics' closing ceremony on August 8, 2021. Now remembered as an event that brought live Olympics sports to the world, Fujita told CNN how thrilling it had been to witness competitions on the magic box as Japan’s economy boomed. Now that I’m retired, I’d been looking forward to enjoying the Olympic atmosphere …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end with fittingly strange, poignant closing ceremony
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end with fittingly strange, poignant closing ceremony

The Telegraph  

Bach can be insufferably grandiose at times, but his core message about the electrifying power of sport was hard to dispute. And while you may not have heard the roar of the crowd in Tokyo, every one of you has given us a reason to cheer back home – in living rooms, pubs, parks and offices across the land.” The …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Summer Games cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Summer Games cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

Firstpost  

Olympic costs have been dissected in a study by the University of Oxford, which found that all Games since 1960 have had cost overruns averaging 172%. For example: The 1964 Tokyo Games, he says, “were either one of the cheapest or one of the most expensive Games depending on how much of the preparation costs count as the Olympics.” The …

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo

ABC  

The Olympic Games has survived world wars, a terrorist attack and cold war boycotts. Before the Tokyo 2020 Games began, a year later than originally planned, there were major doubts the International Olympic Committee could pull off the world's biggest sporting event in the middle of a global pandemic in a country that overwhelmingly did not want the Games to …

August 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 5 months ago

August 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

People gather outside Tokyo's Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 31. Japan’s fans find a way: Many of Tokyo’s residents appear to be getting into the Olympic spirit. Tokyo remains under a state of emergency due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country, and polls ahead of the Games showed a majority of the Japanese public opposed …

'Come on' spirit playing out at Tokyo 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

'Come on' spirit playing out at Tokyo 2020

China Daily  

HAO YANPENG/CHINA DAILY There are many reasons why it is important for Japan to host the Summer Olympic Games this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic raging in many parts of the world. Since my white classmates in elementary school in South Pasadena, California, were not being taught the norms and duties that I was being taught at home, as a …

'Come on' spirit playing out at Tokyo 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

'Come on' spirit playing out at Tokyo 2020

China Daily  

HAO YANPENG/CHINA DAILY There are many reasons why it is important for Japan to host the Summer Olympic Games this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic raging in many parts of the world. Since my white classmates in elementary school in South Pasadena, California, were not being taught the norms and duties that I was being taught at home, as a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 5 Highlights: Badminton Top Seed Kenta Momota Out; Archer Deepika Kumari Through to Pre-Quarters
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 5 Highlights: Badminton Top Seed Kenta Momota Out; Archer Deepika Kumari Through to Pre-Quarters

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 5 Highlights: Kento Momota lost in a straight set against Heo Kwang-hee. Archer Pravin Jadhav loses 6-0 to world champion Brady Elisson of USA in the Round of 16 Men’s Individual Elimination match after beating Galsan Bazarzhapov of 6-0 Russia in the Round of 32. Archer Tarundeep Rai defeated Oleksii Hunbin of Ukraine 6-4 but lost …

Tokyo Olympic ratings are a bust for NBC but a boost for streaming
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic ratings are a bust for NBC but a boost for streaming

LA Times  

Dancers perform at the 2020 Olympics opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 23, 2021. NBC Sports pointed out that with television viewers alone, the first three nights of Olympic competition rank in the top 15 most-watched prime-time programs of 2021, with Sunday’s coverage ranking eighth, according to Nielsen data. “Between the lack of a live audience, the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 26 July, Day 3 schedule of Indian athletes
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 26 July, Day 3 schedule of Indian athletes

Firstpost  

Here’s the full schedule of the various events involving Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics on 26 July, Monday. India did not have a happy second day at Tokyo Olympics 2020 as the country saw many upsets across several sports. Table Tennis At 6.30 am, we will have India’s table tennis hope Sharath Kamal play in his second round. Badminton …

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