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❒ Tokyo Olympics 2020 major highlights for competitive exams
➧ Host Country – Japan
➧ Venue – National Stadium, Tokyo
➧ Official moto of Tokyo Olympics 2020 – United by Emotion
➧ Top 3 countries in the medal tally – USA > China > Japan
➧ Rank of India in the medal tally – 48th
➧ India clinched 7 medals. (1 Gold + 2 Silver + 4 Bronze)
➧ Mascot of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 – Miraitowa
➧ The slogan of the 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay – “Hope Lights Our Way”.
➧ Only gold medal winner from India – Neeraj Chopra (Javelin throw)
➧ Neeraj Chopra threw 87.58m to clinch the gold medal.
➧ Total Competitors from India – 124
➧ Maximum Competitors from the individual event – Athletics (26)
➧ First Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics – C. A. Bhavani Devi
➧ First female Indian golfer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics – Aditi Ashok
➧ Nethra Kumanan is the first-ever Indian female sailor qualify for an Olympic Games.
➧ Sajan Prakash and Maana Patel are the first swimmers from India to qualify for the Olympic Games.
➧ First Indian female sailor to qualify for the Olympics – Nethra Kumanan
❒ Tokyo Olympics host city
☛ 2020 Summer Olympics hosted by Tokyo, Japan.
☛ Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
☛ The 2020 Olympics Games are the fourth Olympic Games hosted by Japan.
• Tokyo 1964 (Summer)
• Sapporo 1972 (Winter)
• Nagano 1998 (Winter)
• Tokyo 2020 (Summer)
☛ Tokyo is the first city in Asia to hold the Summer Games twice.
☛ The National Stadium, Tokyo is the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
❒ Torch relay
❖ Torch relay Slogan and venue
☛ The 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay was held from 12 March 2020 and ended on 23 July 2021.
☛ The Torch relay started in Olympia, Greece and ended in the Tokyo’s New National Stadium.
☛ The Torch relay started by Greek Olympic shooting champion Anna Korakaki.
☛ Anna Korakaki became the first woman to be a first Olympic torchbearer.
☛ The slogan of the 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay is “Hope Lights Our Way”.
☛ At the end of the torch relay the Olympic cauldron was lit by Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka.
❖ Design of Torches
☛ The Olympic torch was designed by Tokujin Yoshioka.
☛ The design is inspired by cherry blossoms.
☛ It has 5 petal-shaped columns around the tip of the torch, and a rose-gold “Sakura gold” color finish.
☛ The torch constructed by recycling aluminum from unused shelters deployed in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
❒ Teams and Flag bearers
☛ In a first, India is having two flag-bearers – one male and one female — at the Tokyo Olympic 2020 to ensure “gender parity”.
☛ This was recently informed by the International Olympic Committee (IOA) chief Narinder Batra.
☛ From Indian contingent, boxer M C Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
☛ India’s wrestler Bajrang Punia was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
❒ Mascot of Tokyo Olympic 2020
❖ Mascot name and Style / Pattern
☛ The cartoony ‘Miraitowa’ is the official mascot of the Tokyo Olympics.
☛ The mascot is styled with the indigo blue Ichimatsu pattern.
☛ Ichimatsu is a repeating pattern of alternating dark and light squares.
☛ Ichimatsu pattern represents a prosperity of descendants and expansion of business.
☛ Now a days it is known as ‘checkerboard pattern’.
☛ MIRAITOWA has a personality inspired by the Japanese proverb, “learn from the past and develop new ideas”.
☛ MIRAITOWA is cheerful and remarkably athletic, with a very strong sense of integrity.
☛ It has a special power to instantly teleport anywhere it wants.
❖ Origin of the name
☛ The name MIRAITOWA is based on the Japanese words “mirai”, meaning “future”, and “towa”, meaning “eternity”, representing the wish that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will lead to a future of everlasting hope in the hearts of everyone around the world.
❒ Olympic Medal Count
❖ Winner Highlights
☛ The United States of America topped the Olympic medal tally.
☛ USA won a total of 113 medals, including 39 Golds.
☛ The United States of America followed by China and Japan.
☛ China finished 2nd with a total of 88 medals, including 38 Golds.
☛ Host nation Japan finished 3rd with a total of 58 medals, including 27 Golds.
☛ The Russian delegation competing as the ROC finished fifth with 20 gold medals.
☛ India finished 48th with a solitary Gold medal.
☛ Bermuda, the Philippines, and Qatar won their first-ever Olympic gold medals.
☛ Burkina Faso, San Marino, and Turkmenistan won their first-ever Olympic medals.
❖ Medal Count Table
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 39 | 41 | 33 | 113 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 32 | 18 | 88 |
| 3 | Japan | 27 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 22 | 21 | 22 | 65 |
| 5 | ROC | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
| 6 | Australia | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | France | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 9 | Germany | 10 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 10 | Italy | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 48 | India | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
❖ Medal Tally of India
☛ India clinched a total of 7 medals. [1 gold + 2 silver + 4 Bronze]
| Winner | Medal | Sports /Event |
|---|---|---|
| Neeraj Chopra | Gold | Athletics / Men’s javelin throw |
| Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Silver | Weightlifting / Women’s 49 kg |
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Silver | Wrestling / Men’s freestyle 57 kg |
| India men’s hockey team |
Bronze | Field Hockey/ Men’s tournament |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze | Boxing/Women’s Welterweight |
| Bajrang Punia | Bronze | Wrestling / Men’s freestyle 65 kg |
| PV Sindhu | Bronze | Badminton/ Women’s singles |
❒ Introduction of new competitions in Tokyo Olympics 2020
☛ The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Games introduced new competitions.
☛ It also re-introduced competitions that once were held, but were subsequently removed.
☛ New sports or competitions include —
• 3×3 basketball
• freestyle BMX
• mixed gender team events
• Madison cycling for men and women.
☛ Sports added by the Japanese Olympic Committee were —
• Baseball and softball
• Karate
• Sport climbing
• Surfing
• Skateboarding
❒ Host Country of Upcoming Olympics
❖ Venue of Winter Olympics
| Sl. No | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Beijing,China |
| 2 | 2026 | Milano Cortina, Italy |
❖ Venue of Summer Olympics
| Sl. No | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Paris, France |
| 2 | 2028 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 3 | 2032 | Brisbane, Australia |
❖ Venue of Youth Olympic Games
| Sl. No | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 2 | 2024 | Gangwon, South Korea |
| 3 | 2026 | Dakar, Senegal |
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