Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Motorsports
  • Tennis

Tokyo unveils $520M Olympic pool, Japan remains uncertain about coronavirus plans

by ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOKYO Oct 24, 2020 - 1:38 pm GMT+3
A starting block of the swimming pool at an empty Tokyo Aquatics Center following the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee's grand opening ceremony Saturday at the facility where the city plans to host Olympic artistic swimming, diving and swimming and Paralympics swimming events in 2021, Tokyo, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A starting block of the swimming pool at an empty Tokyo Aquatics Center following the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee's grand opening ceremony Saturday at the facility where the city plans to host Olympic artistic swimming, diving and swimming and Paralympics swimming events in 2021, Tokyo, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
by ASSOCIATED PRESS Oct 24, 2020 1:38 pm
RECOMMENDED
Gerard Pique, president of Kings League reacts during the Final Four of the Kings League Tournament 2023 at Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, March 26, 2023. (Getty Images Photo)

Pique's cryptic response to Shakira's 'Acrostico' raises eyebrows

CELEBRITY-GOSSIP

Tokyo opened its new Olympic swimming venue on Saturday, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike pointed out that it was finished eight months ago, just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year by the coronavirus.

"We have now completed all the new venues,” Koike said.

Next comes the hard part for Tokyo Olympic organizers: figuring out how to run the Olympics, nine months from now, in the middle of a pandemic. The Games are set to open on July 23, 2021.

Tokyo officials and the International Olympic Committee have been studying contingencies for months but it may not be until next year that they reveal exactly how the games can be pulled off.

How will 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from more than 200 nations and territories safely enter Japan? Add to this, thousands of officials, judges, media, broadcasters, sponsors and VIPs.

Not to mention fans. Will it be only Japanese, or will non-Japanese be allowed in?

"It's stable for the time being,” Koike said, speaking of Japan where about 1,700 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19. "We would like to receive more athletes and more people from the outside."

The 15,000-seat swimming venue sits just off Tokyo Bay. Its cost is listed at $520 million, which makes it the second-most expensive venue after the $1.43 billion national stadium.

Tokyo organizers say they are spending $12.6 billion to put together the Olympics, although a national audit says the cost is twice that much.

Last month a University of Oxford study called Tokyo the most expensive Summer Olympics on record.

Among the first to swim a lap in the pool on Saturday was Rikako Ikee, who won six gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ikee would have been among the favorites for several medals in Tokyo, but she was diagnosed with leukemia over a year ago. She has undergone treatment and is hopeful of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

RECOMMENDED
Gerard Pique, president of Kings League reacts during the Final Four of the Kings League Tournament 2023 at Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, March 26, 2023. (Getty Images Photo)

Pique's cryptic response to Shakira's 'Acrostico' raises eyebrows

CELEBRITY-GOSSIP
  • shortlink copied
  • Last Update: Oct 24, 2020 3:18 pm
    RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    tokyo 2020 japan tokyo olympics summer olympics covid-19 coronavirus ioc
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Through ground-penetrating radar scans conducted underneath Zerzevan Castle in Diyarbakır, massive structures belonging to Rome's 3,000-year-old garrison were detected, Diyarbakır, Türkiye, June 5, 2023. (IHA Photo)

    Ancient Roman garrison unearthed at Zerzevan Castle in Türkiye

    ZERZEVAN-CASTLE
    Russian-flagged Ro-Ro ship Lady R transits Bosporus in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 27, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

    Turkish exporters hope to clinch record of over $267B in annual sales

    foreign-trade

    Turkish lira down about 7% as markets weigh economic policy path

    Turkish-economy

    Erdoğan offers dam crisis mediation in calls to Putin, Zelenskyy

    Kakhovka-dam
    No Image
    Riding through fire to purify: Las Luminarias
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021