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Tokyo organisers ‘eye July 2021’ for delayed Olympics

Tokyo Olympics organisers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games following the historic decision to delay the event due to the coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the local organizing committee are all expected to make adjustments to the task force plan. The original plan was for a July 24, 2020 opening ceremony. A similar time frame for 2021 would have the advantage of reducing the number of changes to the existing organizing plan.

“United by Emotion” to be 2020 Tokyo Olympics Motto

“United by Emotion” to be 2020 Tokyo Olympics Motto

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic games revealed the official motto, “United By Emotion”, which reflects the “universal values” and “unifying power of sport”, for the upcoming2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24, 2020 to August 9, 2020.