Tag: Tokyo 2020
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McDonald’s ends Olympics sponsorship deal three years early
McDonald’s Corp ended its 41-year-old sponsorship of the Olympic Games three years early, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday, reflecting the U.S. fast-food giant’s focus on its core business as well as rising Olympics sponsorship costs and declining TV ratings. McDonald’s deal would have run through the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, and bowing out…
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Sun Yang ready for new challenges as three swimming events added in Tokyo 2020
Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang said he is ready to face the challenges after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced newly-added events for Tokyo 2020, including three swimming events: men’s 800 meters, women’s 1500m freestyle and mixed 4X100m medley relay. Sun, 1500m freestyle world record holder, who won three champions over 200, 400, 1500m from…
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IOC adds 4×100 Mixed, Men’s 800 and Women’s 1500 to Olympic Schedule
Athletics and swimming mixed relay competitions are among those included at Tokyo 2020 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it was announced here today. A mixed 4×400 metres relay will be held in athletics. A mixed 4x100m medley mixed relay has been added to the swimming programme. Male and female BMX freestyle park and 3×3…
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FINA Proposes Larger Event Schedule for Tokyo, Includes 50s Stroke, Distance Free and Mixed Relays
FINA has proposed expanding the swimming program to 42 events for the Tokyo Olympic Games, according to a report from InsideTheGames. The proposed lineup would include adding the 50s of each stroke, the men’s 800 and women’s 1500 free and mixed 400 free and 400 medley relays to the current schedule of 32 events. The…
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Olympics: Tokyo 2020 asks public to donate old phones for medals
Tokyo Olympic organisers on Wednesday called on the Japanese public to donate old smartphones and other old electronic devices to help make medals for the 2020 Games. In a push to give the Olympics an environmentally friendly hue, Tokyo’s organising committee is aiming to collect eight tonnes of gold, silver and bronze at recycling bins…
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Ryan Lochte says he plans to compete at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
Ryan Lochte, the 32-year-old swimmer who caused an international scandal after he exaggerated a tale about getting robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro this summer, confirmed Friday that he plans to compete at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Read The Washington Post https://youtu.be/n2PBhmizrzM
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Japan To ‘Urban Mine’ Gold, Silver for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Medals
With the Rio Olympics now in the rearview, athletes are setting their eyes on the new prize: the 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medal. However, what they might not know is that the gold in those medals might be sourced from recycled Japanese smartphones and gadgets. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the Japanese are looking to “urban mineâ€Â their way into making the next Olympic…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers unveil new logo proposals
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers unveil a shortlist of four new logos more than six months after the original choice was scrapped over an embarrassing plagiarism scandal.
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Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympics
You’ve all heard the news by now I’m sure. Here is the sales pitch http://youtu.be/UPXA4Or0vLI And here is Jacques Rogge announcing it