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Resounding success for Olympic Scholarship holders at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest

International Olympic Committee 29 August 2023 – Ten scholarship holders, including gold medallists Hugues Fabrice Zango and Marileidy Paulino, reached the podium at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, which wrapped up in Budapest on Sunday, 28 August. Botswana’s 20-year-old Letsile…

Lamborghini Revuelto: Japan Premiere

The first super sports V12 hybrid HPEV unveiled in Japan Tokyo, 9 June 2023 – Automobili Lamborghini Japan hosted the Lamborghini Revuelto Japan premiere on Tuesday 6 June at Ariake Arena. In the marque’s 60th anniversary year, Lamborghini premiered its first V12…

Japan celebrates Automobili Lamborghini 60th Anniversary

A Guinness World Record was broken at the Suzuka Circuit for the “Largest parade of Lamborghini cars” Sant’Agata Bolognese, Tokyo 1 March 2023 – Automobili Lamborghini hosted its 60th Anniversary Lamborghini Day at Suzuka Circuit on 23 February to commemorate the brand’s 60th year….

Chasing Tokyo documentary on Olympics.com follows Team GB’s epic Tokyo 2020 sailing journey

21 Jul 2022 – A year on from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the new documentary Chasing Tokyo follows Hannah Mills, now the most successful female Olympic sailor of all time, and the British sailing team as they prepare to take on…

Neeraj Chopra gifts Tokyo 2020 gold−medal−winning javelin to The Olympic Museum

27 Aug 2022 – Indian javelin thrower and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra gifted his javelin from Tokyo 2020 to The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. In what was an iconic moment for Indian sports fans, India’s only other individual Olympic gold medallist…

A year after the Games, a new life begins for Tokyo 2020 venues

20 Jul 2022 – From archery to canoeing, skateboarding to hockey, a year after the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo’s citizens are already enjoying a sporting and architectural legacy built on the principles of “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”. From the moment Tokyo…

Sport for “everyone, anywhere, always” – Tokyo 2020 keeps the city moving

19 Jul 2022 – One year ago, against the backdrop of the COVD-19 pandemic, Tokyo 2020 moved the world. With the largest sports programme in history, the first-ever postponed Olympic Games brought together more than 11,000 athletes, who created unforgettable moments of excellence, friendship…

Events from Sochi 2014 and Tokyo 2020 to have medals and diplomas reallocated

19 May 2022 – Events in biathlon and athletics from the Olympic Games Sochi 2014 and Tokyo 2020 respectively will see medals, diplomas and medallist pins reallocated, in full accordance with the Olympic medal reallocation process. The decision was taken during today’s…

Tokyo 2020 one year on: A show of hope, solidarity and peace, as world battled fear and disruption

As the first postponed Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 faced unprecedented challenges. But the Games will be remembered for overcoming fear and disruption by promoting hope, solidarity and peace. An event organised today by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) at the…

Tokyo 2020 One Year On: A show of hope, solidarity and peace, as world battled fear and disruption

23 Jul 2022 – As the first postponed Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 faced unprecedented challenges. But the Games will be remembered for overcoming fear and disruption by promoting hope, solidarity and peace. An event organised today by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government…