Rio de Janeiro was officialy awarded the 2016 Olympic Games today over Tokyo, Chicago and Madrid. Congratulations to Rio for their succesful bid.
You can read more info about their win here.
Entries Tagged as 'Tokyo2016'
Congratulations Rio 2016
October 3rd, 2009 3 Comments
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Olympic T-shirt
September 21st, 2009 2 Comments
Found this nice Tokyo 2016 T-shirt when out at Odaiba. Only another couple of weeks to find out whether this will be one of many or a valuable collectors item.
Lantern on Display
September 6th, 2009 2 Comments
As the countdown for the 2016 Games decision approaches, it is great to see this lantern appear on the Tokyo2016 Flickr site.
This is the 1964 Olympic Lantern which is housed today at the Edo Museum in Tokyo. For more details on this museum and to view the lantern click to this guide.
Gundam supports Tokyo 2016
August 27th, 2009 5 Comments
Many people have seen or heard about the lifesize Gundam RX78 model that has been built at Odaiba, Tokyo.
Recently, Gundam has been seen sporting a Tokyo 2016 Candidate City Bid sticker on his left shoulder.
As the clock counts down to the Bid decision, Gundam watches over Odaiba, which is planned to host the Beach [...]
Tokyo Olympics Video 1964 – 2016
July 6th, 2009 3 Comments
The Tokyo Olympics in 1964
This is a great video that catches part of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic 1964 games, as the athletes make their way into the Olympic Stadium.
The Bid For 2016
In contrast, this video promoting the Tokyo Olympic bid for the 2016 games shows just how much the world has moved [...]
Featured on Tokyo 2016
July 4th, 2009 2 Comments
Tokyo2016Today.com, our community blog in support of the Tokyo 2016 Olympic and Parlympic Bid, has been featured on the official Tokyo 2016 Web Site.
Dr Ichiro Kono, Chair and CEO of Tokyo 2016 had this to say in the Press Release,
In setting the stage for heroes, Tokyo 2016 is utilising cutting-edge technology of all forms – [...]
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Throw That Hammer!
July 1st, 2009 1 Comment
Congratulations to Koji Murofushi who clinched his 15th consecutive title in the men’s hammer throw at the national championships in Japan this past Saturday.
Hammer throwing runs in the Murofushi family – Shigenobu Murofushi, Koji’s father, held the Japanese hammer throw record record for 23 years until it was broken by his son.
It’s fun [...]
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Olympic Etegami
June 29th, 2009 8 Comments
Over 800 etegami were displayed in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office building in Shinjuku and displayed support for the Tokyo 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee. The exhibit closed on June 14th and will move to the Osaka Etegami Hall from July 14th to 18th.
Here are a few of my favorites from the Tokyo [...]
Tags: etegami · Japanese Folk Art · Olympoics · Tokyo · Tokyo2106
Hello Kitty for Tokyo 2016
June 26th, 2009 No Comments
It is still a long time until the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, but less than 100 days now to find out whether Tokyo will be the host city.
While you are waiting for the Games, you might want to pick up some Bid merchandise which includes this item for Hello Kitty fans.
You can find this item [...]
Tags: goods · hello kitty · sanrio
Tokyo Gets The Games!
June 25th, 2009 7 Comments
Over fifty years ago, on May 27, 1959, The Japan Times reported that “A wave of rejoicing swept the nation last night as news was flashed from Munich that Tokyo had been awarded the 1964 Olympic Games. The fifth ring in the Olympic symbol had been completed. The Olympic Games had finally come to Asia. [...]
Tags: Olympic history · Toky2016 · Tokyo Olympics · Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
