Official applications for participation in the XXXII Olympic Games were submitted back in 2011. In May 2012, the International Olympic Committee announced that Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid remain candidates for the Games. At the 125th session of the IOC in September 2013, it was decided: the 2020 Olympics will be hosted by the Japanese city of Tokyo.
When and where will the 2020 Olympics take place
So, the next Olympics will be held in 2020 in Japan. Dates of the Games: from July 24 to August 9. This will be the 32nd Olympic Games. Applications were submitted several years ago. As a result, the three most likely candidate cities were identified: Japanese Tokyo, Turkish Istanbul and Spanish Madrid. Tokyo eventually became the host of the 2020 Games. This city already once hosted the Olympic Games back in 1964.
What is known about the future Tokyo Olympics
The details of the Tokyo Olympics have not yet been disclosed. It is only known that the International Olympic Committee has decided to include new sports in the program of the upcoming summer games: baseball, wrestling and squash. Later in Lausanne, it was decided to supplement the list of games with several more types. As a result, the Tokyo Olympics program will be supplemented with fifteen new disciplines.
Two new swimming distances have been added: 800 and 1500 meters. The mixed relay 4x100 will appear. The same team competition is included in the athletics program. Basketball will have a three-on-three format. In fencing, the team tournament will delight the fans. Cycling will be replenished with Madison. Team competitions will appear in archery, triathlon, table tennis and judo.
Certain disciplines will become "female". We are talking about shooting, sailing, some weight categories in boxing, where only men previously performed. One male weight in weightlifting was eliminated for "gender equality."
Earlier, the International Olympic Committee included softball, baseball, surfing, rock climbing, karate, skateboarding in the program of the Tokyo Olympics.
The IOC representative believes that the new disciplines will make the upcoming Olympics more exciting. Games in Tokyo will become more "young", more "urban". They will attract the attention of female participants.
2020 Olympics mascots
Figures made in the style of traditional Japanese anime have been chosen as the mascots of the upcoming Games. The figurines have a pink and blue checkered pattern. This decision was made based on the results of a vote, which was held among the students of several thousand schools in Japan. This method of defining the mascot of the Olympics was used for the first time in the history of the Olympic movement.
During the competition, at least two thousand options for mascots were considered. As a result, only three images were selected from this variety. They were the ones who were sent to the court of junior school students in Japanese schools. Mascots based on the country's national beliefs also reached the final of the competition, but the children preferred mascots with motives of modern animation.
Future talismans will be decorated with patterns in the national ichimatsu style. This checkered design was introduced into art during the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The mascot was also used in the round emblem of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Preparation for the Olympics
Japan is seriously preparing for the sporting event. Here they decided to take into account all the previous mistakes that were made during sports competitions. For example, signs in English will appear on the streets. Otherwise, it will be problematic for Europeans to navigate in Tokyo. It is very difficult to find the Latin alphabet in a Japanese city, almost all the inscriptions are made in hieroglyphs. The organizers of the Olympics will pay special attention to airports and taxi rentals.
The countdown to the sports event has already begun. The organizers of the Games presented to the public the anthem of the future tournament. This is an updated version of the anthem played at the Tokyo Games in 1964. Japan is also preparing for an increased load on all major modes of transport. A campaign was held in the country, during which employees of several hundred companies worked not in offices, but at home.
However, there are increasing reports on the net that Japan is lagging behind the plan to prepare the infrastructure for the Games. This applies in particular to facilities related to sailing. The International Sailing Federation expressed the hope that Tokyo will be able to avoid mistakes made in due time by the organizers of the Olympics in Brazil, who had problems with the arrangement of the water area.
The organizers of the Olympics promise viewers a unique experience of participating in spectacular events. In particular, fans should see driverless cars and volunteer robots.
