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Tokyo Olympic Stadium Completed

Tokyo 2020 has declared the city’s Olympic Stadium ready to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, as well as soccer and track and field competition during the Games. The 68,000-seat venue will be open to the public on December 21 with a variety of Japanese cultural displays […]

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Summer Dew Tour Returns to Long Beach

The final Olympic Summer Games qualifying event in the United States before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be the annual Dew Tour returning to Long Beach, California, for the fifth consecutive year. The four-day event will be a collaboration of skateboarding competitions, culture and creative activations. It will be held at the Long Beach Convention […]

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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has become a leader in sustainability efforts.

The Green Game

We’ve come a long way since the first recycling bin was rolled out at a sporting event. As the topic of climate change heats up (literally), the creation of more sustainable events has taken on increasing importance. On a global level this can be seen with the December 2018 launch of the United Nations Sports […]

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Olympic Gymnastics Center Completed in Tokyo

Another one of the new venues ahead of the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo has been completed with the finishing of the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, which will be used for artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics events. The venue will seat up to 12,000 and is located near the Olympic Village. Of the 43 venues […]

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Miraitowa is one of two robots that will greet visitors with hand shakes and waives during the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. Photo: Toyota Motor Corp.

Tokyo Olympics Prepare with One Year to Go

With one year to go until the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, the local organizing committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee are recognizing the date and stepping up efforts to build publicity around the event. In Tokyo, where the opening ceremony will take place July 24, 2020, organizers have released […]

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USA Swimming sets 2020 Pro Swim Series Schedule

The 2020 USA Swimming Pro Swim Series, which will serve as a lead-up to the Olympic Trials, has been announced with the return of a November event to the five-stop circuit. The series will start Noember 6—9 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The rest of the events are January 16—19 in Knoxville, Tennessee; March 4—7 in […]

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Dew Tour hosts unveiling of Olympic skateboarding qualifying process

Let the Games begin … or, at least, the game that is qualifying for the Games. The qualifying process for skateboarding’s Olympic Summer Games debut was unveiled as part of the Dew Tour’s stop in Long Beach, California, this past weekend. The 2020 Games in Tokyo will have four events — men’s and women’s street, […]

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