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The decision on a host city for the Summer Olympics was determined back in in Argentina. The three final contenders during the bid process were Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo; Tokyo ended up ahead with 60 votes to 36 once the field had been narrowed down to Istanbul or Tokyo.
Hosting the Olympics is a complex proposition for any city: while it offers potential economic upsides, thanks to increased construction, investment and tourism, many cities also struggle to make later use of the expansive facilities and housing that the Games require. In , Tokyo was the first Asian city to host the games. They had initially been scheduled as host for , but the geopolitics of the era necessitated a shift. The games were ultimately cancelled entirely. The Summer Olympics will award medals across events, representing 33 different sports.
Nothing has been dropped since , which also saw the return of golf and rugby. Simone Biles. Katie Ledecky. Sydney McLaughlin. Serena Williams. Other sports, like many of the team events and the marathon, choose their qualified athletes based on performance in international competitions over the course of and early As for individual athletes set to take the Olympic stage?
But Simone Manuel, who made waves with her gold-medal tie in , is a possible Olympian, and Nathan Adrian, who is currently battling testicular cancer, might be back for round three. On the track and field side, recognizable names like Justin Gatlin may be in contention for a spot in the competition; the former m-medalist from is posting top times lately.
Sydney McLaughlin was the U. And sprinter Noah Lyles has been considered an heir to the Usain Bolt throne. Caster Semenya , meanwhile, has been a dominant force in the field — but it remains to be seen whether the m champion will be allowed to compete.
Basketball, always a Team U. While USWNT star Alex Morgan is expecting her first child, due just months before the Olympics, the forward has said she hopes to still compete in Tokyo after giving birth. The biggest change to the Olympics for is the addition of the five new sports and the return of baseball absent in , plus a few new events, like the three-on-three basketball competition.
One change sure to receive a lot of attention are the adjusted gymnastics team rules: instead of fielding a team of five athletes, each country will be whittled down to four all-around contestants, with two more teammates added to compete only in individual events.
And finally, the disruption of the coronavirus and ensuing changed timing of the Games has sent the international athletics community a curveball. By mid-March, the spread of the coronavirus around the world had many wondering if the Olympics would be able to go forward as planned, as large events and gatherings — including training activities and trials — had to be canceled and postponed to abide by social distancing needs.
On March 24, the International Olympic Committee announced the official postponement of the Summer Olympics, with a makeup date yet to be determined.
Aside from the costs, there are some concerns about weather: Tokyo has seen increasingly high summer temperatures in the past few years, which means outdoor events like the marathon could be impacted. On the one-year-to-go mark this summer, the city also experienced a torrential downpour. In , the Tokyo Olympics were actually held in October to avoid these climate issues. Nassar pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual assault of a minor and was sentenced in to up to years in Michigan state prison, but Raisman and others have remained vocal in her criticisms of the organizations for which he worked.
Russia will most likely not compete as a nation at the Olympics, after the World Anti-Doping Agency recommended in November that the country receive a four-year ban from international competition for not cooperating with doping investigations.
Russia has had a fraught history with doping allegations; it has been stripped of 43 Olympic medals over the years. Although Russia said in December that it would appeal the WADA decision, if the potential ban is upheld, Russian athletes who have not been found guilty of doping would still be allowed to compete individually.
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