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2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Jones: "A positive test would mean you’re out, game over. To have your Olympic dream depend on that is scary”(Image: Getty Images for British Olympic Association)

Jade Jones sees Covid as greatest threat to dream of making Olympic history

Jade Jones admits to be being “petrified” her Olympic dream could be snatched away by coronavirus, writes Alex Spink in Tokyo.

Ryan Nathanael Hamilton. PHOTO COURTESY SHURDELLE JENNINGS - COURTESY SHURDELLE JENNINGS

Singer Ryan Hamilton encourages Trinidad and Tobago Olympians to Dream

RYAN Nathanael Hamilton’s song Dream, was not initially written with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mind, but the song has been endorsed by two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott and is also being supported by the TT Olympic Committee.

Gold medalist Simone Biles of the United States celebrates at the medal ceremony for the Women's Floor at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 2016 Getty Images

One week to go: What to expect as Tokyo prepares to host the Olympic Games in 2021

With just seven days to go until the Opening Ceremony on 23 July 2021, here are the things to know about Tokyo 2020 as Japan prepares to welcome the world's best athletes for 17 days of competition

"Moving Forward" will be a theme across all four Tokyo 2020 Opening and Closing Ceremonies ©Getty Images

"Moving Forward" to be consistent theme in Tokyo 2020 Opening and Closing Ceremonies

Tokyo 2020 has announced that the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies will be linked by the concept of "Moving Forward", a reference to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

IOC PRESIDENT MEETS TOKYO GOVERNOR KOIKE WITH EIGHT DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE OLYMPIC GAMES

IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH MET KOIKE YURIKO, THE GOVERNOR OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (TMG), ON THURSDAY TO DISCUSS PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES. HE WAS JOINED BY COORDINATION COMMISSION CHAIR JOHN COATES AND TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE PRESIDENT HASHIMOTO SEIKO. ALSO PRESENT WAS IOC MEMBER AND COORDINATION COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR ALEX GILADY, AS WELL AS THE IOC MEMBERS IN JAPAN, WATANABE MORINARI AND YAMASHITA YASUHIRO.

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