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Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
11 months, 2 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 …

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Tokyo governor asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park and famous baseball stadium
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo governor asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park and famous baseball stadium

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a city park district, renowned for its rows of 100-year-old ginkgo trees, into a largely commercial area anchored around three skyscrapers. The plan for the Jingu Gaien area calls for razing a famous baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and rebuilding it, …

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Tokyo Governor Koike asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park, famous baseball stadium
11 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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World champion Christian Coleman Wins First 100m Race after Doping Ban
2 years, 8 months ago

World champion Christian Coleman Wins First 100m Race after Doping Ban

News 18  

US sprint star Christian Coleman took first place in his 100-metre debut after returning from a ban for breaching anti-doping rules, clocking a “pretty decent” 10.09sec in Tokyo on Sunday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE On Sunday the 26-year-old finally hit the track in Japan’s National Stadium …

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Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics

The Independent  

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Tokyo 2020 Games open with ceremony short on schmaltz and heavy on symbolism
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Games open with ceremony short on schmaltz and heavy on symbolism

The Independent  

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Made in India to make its presence felt at Olympic Stadium during Tokyo Games athletics events
3 years, 5 months ago

Made in India to make its presence felt at Olympic Stadium during Tokyo Games athletics events

India TV News  

India may not be anywhere close to being an athletics superpower but equipment manufactured by the country's companies will be visible all across during the field events of the Olympics Games at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. Out of the six companies listed by the sport's governing body World Athletics to provide implements for shot put, discus and hammer throw events, three …

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Japan Hold Baseball Games in Near-full Stadium to Test Covid-19 Countermeasures Ahead of Olympics
4 years, 2 months ago

Japan Hold Baseball Games in Near-full Stadium to Test Covid-19 Countermeasures Ahead of Olympics

News 18  

Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around 80 per cent capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID-19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics next year. Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who heads Japan’s COVID-19 fight, told reporters late on Thursday that if the “experiment” was a success all professional stadiums …

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2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts
4 years, 9 months ago

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This page has been retired and is no longer being updated. Design and Construction The Japanese government originally selected British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid to design Tokyo’s new National Stadium, though the project was later given to architect Kengo Kuma following high-profile criticisms and spiraling costs. April 2017-March 2019 - The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee launches its “Everyone’s Medal” …

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Rugby World Cup 2019 results: Every fixture and final score from Japan
5 years, 2 months ago

Rugby World Cup 2019 results: Every fixture and final score from Japan

The Independent  

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Typhoon Hagibis: Recovery begins after trail of death and destruction
5 years, 2 months ago

Typhoon Hagibis: Recovery begins after trail of death and destruction

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — Typhoon Hagibis weakened to a tropical depression as it continued to move across central Japan on Sunday,leaving at least 31 people dead and 186 others injured in its wake, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Dan Mullan/Getty Images New Zealand's wing Ben Smith celebrates with scrumhalf Aaron Smith after scoring a try during the Japan 2019 Rugby World …

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Tokyo transformed: Global sporting events put spotlight on Japan’s capital
5 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo transformed: Global sporting events put spotlight on Japan’s capital

CNN  

CNN — With Tokyo set to host two of the world’s biggest sporting events – the Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics – Japan’s capital is making final preparations for the global spotlight. Chris McGrath/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images Tokyo Tower: Before the taller and newer Tokyo Skytree was built, Tokyo Tower was the tallest man-made structure in Japan. …

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