Tag: Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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At last Tokyo 2020 Olympics ceremony commences
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy. A video showing athletes training at home during the coronavirus pandemic started the show, with pink fireworks bursting into the air after a countdown. The ceremony in…
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Creative director of Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony fired
The creative director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, a day ahead of the event. Olympics organisers announced the decision at a press conference on Thursday, and cited an incident years ago in which Kentaro Kobayashi is said to have made fun of the Holocaust. The entire opening programme will be closely…
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Nigerian wrestler Adekuoroye qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Nigeria’s wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Adekuoroye defeated Sun Jong of North Korea 12-2 via technical superiority in the 57kg category to reach the semi finals of the 2019 Senior World Wrestling Championship in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The 25-year-old was, however, displaced by Japan’s Rusako Kawai, 6-1 in the women’s…