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The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports . [ 2 ]
Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics; IOC code: JPN: NOC: Japanese Olympic Committee: Website: www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese) in Tokyo, Japan July 23 () – August 8, 2021 () Competitors: 556 (295 men and 261 women) in 37 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Rui Hachimura Yui Susaki: Flag bearer (closing) Ryo Kiyuna: Medals Ranked 3rd: Gold 27 Silver 14 ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games. [1]
Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Some events occur under non-standard conditions, such as canoeing. In these cases, there are no official records, just "world best" and "Olympic best" results.
Still, the story that Japan—or at least the LDP—wanted to tell, of a newly reborn and 'normal' Japan (re-)entering the world stage remained untold. Instead, the story of the 2020/2021 Tokyo Olympics was more mundane, that of a state doing a decent job of managing Covid and hosting a mega-event against the wishes of many of its inhabitants ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics marks the fourth time the Olympics was held in Japan. It was the first time it was held one year late (2021 instead of 2020) following the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the second time it was held in Tokyo. Its motto was United by Emotion (感動で、私たちはひとつになる). During that time, only the ...
Japan 19 February 1984 Karatsu, Japan [8] 20,000 m (track) 57:48.7 Toshihiko Seko Japan 11 May 1985 Odawara, Japan 20 km (road) 55:51+ Abraham Cheroben Bahrain 17 September 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon: Copenhagen, Denmark One hour: 20410 m Seiji Kushibe Japan 20 October 1996 Tokyo, Japan [9] Half marathon: 58:40 Abraham Cheroben Bahrain
70th All Japan Corporate Team Championships Gifu, Japan 400 m hurdles: 55.34 Satomi Kubokura: 26 June 2011 Osaka Championships Osaka, Japan [62] 2000 m steeplechase: 6:19.55 Yuno Yamanaka: 25 April 2021 Hyogo Relay Carnival Kobe, Japan [63] 3000 m steeplechase: 9:33.93 Minori Hayakari: 20 July 2008 KBC Night of Athletics: Heusden-Zolder ...