The Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Winter Games to be held in Beijing (February 4-20) took place today in Ancient Olympia. Away from the hustle and bustle of sporting events and the hustle and bustle of the final preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, flames descend from the skies in awe-inspiring […]
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo ends today. The top five are the USA, China, Japan, Great Britain and Russia. The first place was confidently won by the United States: 39 gold, 40 silver and 33 bronze awards. The second-place Chinese athletes have won 39 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze medals. The third place was […]
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, two athletes shared the victory and received a gold medal each. Two high jumpers, Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi from Italy, showed the same result in the high jump competition – 2.37 meters. They could use an additional attempt and determine […]
The Greek Olympic team already has three medals in the piggy bank – 2 gold (long jump, M. Tentoglu and rowing, S. Duscos) and 1 bronze (E. Petrunias, artistic gymnastics, rings). She is ranked 22nd in the medal standings. How are other teams doing with awards? We suggest that you familiarize yourself with: 1.China – […]
Over the past day, 7 people involved in the Tokyo Olympics received a positive test result for coronavirus, the Jiji Tsushin news agency reported on July 27. Of these, two athletes who live in the Olympic Village are tennis players from the Dutch national team. A day earlier, 16 people, including three athletes from the […]
Greece was the first country to enter the new national stadium. She led the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021. Greek “lord of the rings” Eleftherios Petrunias and shooter Anna Korakaki carried the Greek flag during the opening ceremony of the […]
The decision of the Japanese authorities to hold the Olympics, which starts on July 23, with empty stands, is officially confirmed – a taboo has been imposed on visiting spectators. The emergency introduced in Tokyo due to coronavirus outbreaks is valid from July 12 to August 22. The government made the decision to empty the […]
In Japan, the opposition of opinions continues – the population is against the Olympics, the authorities are determined to hold the most secure Olympic Games, Deutsche Welle reports. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga believes that the upcoming event against the backdrop of the pandemic will become a symbol of the unity of the entire planet. […]
The fourth wave of coronavirus is rapidly conquering new territories, and the Japanese authorities are seriously thinking about the possibility of holding the Olympic Games, until which there are 100 days, according to AMPE. Calls from Japanese experts to postpone the Olympics echo with statements from government officials and representatives of the Olympic Committee, who […]