The Olympic Flag today landed at Tokyo's Haneda airport, after having travelled more than 18,000 km between the Olympic city of Rio and the Japanese capital. The flag was handed over by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Games on August 21st at the Maracanã Stadium.
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Tokyo 2020 Brings Children Across Tokyo Together to Mark the Four Year Countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Just one day after the arrival of the Olympic flag in the Japanese capital, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee today paid tribute to the Paralympic Movement by marking the four-year countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Five new sports voted onto Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme
Baseball and softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have all been added to the Tokyo 2020 programme, it was confirmed here today.
Tokyo 2020 celebrates four years to go until Olympic Opening Ceremony
Tokyo 2020 has celebrated four years to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the 32nd Olympiad by holding an event at the Japanese capital’s Haneda Airport.
IOC set out process to choose new events within existing sports at Tokyo 2020
A final decision on new events being added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme from within existing sports is set to be taken in June 2017.
Five sports recommended for Tokyo 2020 Olympic inclusion all approved by IOC Executive Board
Baseball and softball, karate, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing have all been recommended for inclusion at Tokyo 2020 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board here today.