Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics Discussion Thread
 

A thread to discuss all the build up over the next 4 years for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Don't think anyone has ever made a thread 4 years in advance of something :joker:

:joker::joker::joker:

Lmao.

It's not really for 4 years in advance, more like the news and stuff up to Summer 2020, like the olympic park constructions etc.

And I expect there be a lot of announcements due their being lots of new and innovative things taking place at the games.

TBF it's so we can talk about the news without people making loads of threads

This would be amazing:

Japan may open 2020 Olympics with a man-made meteor shower

The Olympics opening ceremony is an opportunity for all nations to come together and celebrate the spirit of competition. Or at least that’s what they’d like you to think. It’s really a chance for the host nation to totally show off with extravagant displays that often cost millions of dollars. Japan might be taking things to a new level when the 2020 Olympics kick off in Tokyo by creating a man-made meteor shower.

A Japanese company called ALE Co is bidding to handle the pyrotechnics at the opening ceremony, and the key to its pitch is that it isn’t just planning on using fireworks like everyone else, it wants to fill the sky with hundreds of colorful shooting stars. If it gets the nod, this display would be visible from far outside Tokyo, up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) away. A meteor of such high apparent brightness would be potentially dangerous, but the company says that’s not a concern with its chemical payload.



http://www.geek.com/news/japan-may-o...hower-1655947/

I don't think this forum will even still exist in 2020

Bookmarked?

next year around this time of year



here a video of what to expect for next years olympics in Tokyo


while most countries participating prepare and athletes are qualifying for this


also women's world cup now, the top 3 european teams in that are qualified to olympics next year which also has a women's football event

She’s been given a second life!

Barely

The life support is on?

Perched for this. Time difference tho will be painful

i know, time difference will be difficult for us to watch some of sports events live :sad:

sport events making it's debut are

3x3 Basketball, freestyle BMX, Madison Cycling

and also Karate, Surfing, Sport Climbing, Skateboarding


136 nations will compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics


and here's a Wikipedia article with list of broadcasters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_broadcasters

Well even the Japanese haven't escaped the usual Olympic woes.
The original stadium design scrapped for something cheaper and less impressive.
The total cost of games vastly over budget
Long distance events like marathon and walk moved from Tokyo to Sapporo amid controversy

:D some latest news for Tokyo 2020

Yes currently in japan. The Japanese don’t seem impressed by the olympics coming.

TeamGB rowing team training update :D




how prepared is Nigeria for the olympics?

Not us still alive

Cahhh

We're in the afterlife

both dutch volleyball teams (men and women) not qualified for the olympics :fan:

Japan works on catering for Vegetarian foreign visitors

Odd.