Most expensive, greatest gender parity, most sports: Tokyo Olympics by the numbers

Chynthia  Wijaya-Kovac; Justin Bergman; Wes  Mountain

Autores

Chynthia Wijaya-Kovac The Conversation
Justin Bergman The Conversation
Wes Mountain The Conversation

Palavras-chave:

Olimpíadas de Tóquio, Olimpíadas de Verão 2020, Recordes olímpicos, recordes mundiais

Resumo

As Olimpíadas de Tóquio abriram oficialmente em 23 de julho - um ano depois do planejado originalmente e em um estádio olímpico vazio de espectadores graças à pandemia do COVID-19.

Embora Tóquio não seja a primeira Olimpíada a ser remarcada ou cancelada – as Olimpíadas não aconteceram durante nenhuma das guerras mundiais, e as Olimpíadas de Antuérpia em 1920 foram um evento modesto – é a primeira a ser adiada apenas alguns meses antes da cerimônia de abertura.

E adiar e reorganizar um evento tão grande é caro.

Biografia do Autor

Chynthia Wijaya-Kovac , The Conversation

Deputy Multimedia Editor

Justin Bergman , The Conversation

Senior Deputy Politics + Society Editor

Wes Mountain , The Conversation

The Conversation Team

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