TOKYO: From a historic coronavirus postponement, to a decision to bar overseas specators, the path to Tokyo 2020 has been littered with hurdles.
As the pandemic rages, with just over four months until the Games begin, organisers are trying everything to keep the event on track despite the pandemic.
Here is how Tokyo’s Olympic journey has gone so far:
– 2013: Tears of joy –
News presenters shed tears and crowds erupt in delight in September as the International Olympic Committee names Tokyo host of the 2020 Games.
Thoughts turn to the victims of Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, with the Olympics seen by some as a chance to rebuild.
– 2015-16: New stadium, new logo –
Proposals for a new national stadium…
