•Tokyo Olympic Games are known as the world's largest sports competition. Over 200 nations participate in these events that happen once in 4 years.
• The Olympic Games first began in ancient Greece at Olympia. The first"modern" Olympics happened in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The Olympia Games program consists of 26 sports, 30 disciplines, and nearly 300 events. Tokyo Olympic is scheduled to begin on July 23 after a year-long delay due to the covid 19 pandemic.
• This is the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed and rescheduled rather than canceled.
°Olympic Games:-
The Olympics play an important part not only in sporting life but in the cultural life but the cultural life of the global community. The Olympics involve the nation from all over the world, and they are the major sports events in every four years in the entire world.
• The Gold, Silver, and bronze medals awarded to the competition at the Olympics represent the highest levels of athletic achievement at the games.
• The Olympic logo is five rings total.
•Olympic rings consist of five intertwined rings representing the unity of five inhabited continents America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
•There are winter and Summer Olympics that are held alternating as well. A body is known as the International Olympic Committee oversees all matters regarding the Olympic Games.
• Why will Tokyo Olympic be far the most expensive Olympic?
- much of the focus on the Tokyo Olympics has been on the unprecedented postponement because of the pandemic and how the Olympics can be held in seven months.
- The focus leading up to Christmas falls on the budget and the increasing costs that are being shouldered by Japan. Tokyo organizing committee officials are expected to announce the updated figure this week.
- The official costs published last year at this time were $12.6 billion.
However, last year, Japan's national audit board said that costs are much higher than organizers say overall spending than was placed at least $25 billion.
• costs:-
All of this is public money except for $5.6 billion. Official costs this time are sure to increase by at least $2.8 billion. This is the cost organizers reported earlier this month for the one-year delay. Domestic sponsored are being asked to pay more to make up the shortfall. But most of the burden falls on the Japanese government entities.
• why is it so expensive to hold the Olympics?
-The University of Oxford has a good study out in September that explains many of the questions. The study points out that every Olympic since 1960 has run over budget by an average of 172%. For instance, Tokyo organizers said the Olympics would cost about $7.3 billion when awarded in 2013. the cost now may be closer to $25 billion.
• What is the level of support for the Tokyo Olympics in Japan?
The largest poll published this month by Japanese broadcaster NHK shows wavering support in a telephone survey of 63% said the Olympics should be postponed or canceled on the opposite side, 27% said the games should be held. The poll was conducted on Dec 11.
• What is the covid-19 situation in Tokyo and Japan?
° Tokyo reported a one-day record of 822 new cases on Thursday. the before also set a one-day record.
° Almost 3000 deaths in Japan have been attributed to covid 19, which is still low by many international standards. Japan has a population of 125 million.
° more than 300000 have died from covid 19 in the united states. which has a population of 330 million.
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