The tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has hit back at those who criticized her decision to represent Japan instead of the United States at this summer's Olympics, saying that her plan to play for the Asian nation shouldn't have been a surprise to commentators.
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Singer Ryan Hamilton encourages Trinidad and Tobago Olympians to Dream
RYAN Nathanael Hamilton’s song Dream, was not initially written with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mind, but the song has been endorsed by two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott and is also being supported by the TT Olympic Committee.
One week to go: What to expect as Tokyo prepares to host the Olympic Games in 2021
With just seven days to go until the Opening Ceremony on 23 July 2021, here are the things to know about Tokyo 2020 as Japan prepares to welcome the world's best athletes for 17 days of competition
"Moving Forward" to be consistent theme in Tokyo 2020 Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Tokyo 2020 has announced that the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies will be linked by the concept of "Moving Forward", a reference to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
IOC PRESIDENT MEETS TOKYO GOVERNOR KOIKE WITH EIGHT DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE OLYMPIC GAMES
IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH MET KOIKE YURIKO, THE GOVERNOR OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (TMG), ON THURSDAY TO DISCUSS PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES. HE WAS JOINED BY COORDINATION COMMISSION CHAIR JOHN COATES AND TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE PRESIDENT HASHIMOTO SEIKO. ALSO PRESENT WAS IOC MEMBER AND COORDINATION COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR ALEX GILADY, AS WELL AS THE IOC MEMBERS IN JAPAN, WATANABE MORINARI AND YAMASHITA YASUHIRO.
Team TTO delegation touches down in Tokyo, member replaced due to covid19
MEMBERS of Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic delegation have begun to arrive in Tokyo ahead of the July 23 to August 8 Games.