The 2020 summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24th to August 9th. Recently, Nike had a fashion show featuring their new uniforms for the Olympics. The new clothing kits for athletes were created in support of the movement to stop climate change. The U.S. team’s logo is stamped with recycled Nike grind rubber and many of the items are made of recycled polyester and ground-up shoe parts. Also, the 5,000 medals that will be awarded at the Olympics are made of recycled electronic material like cell phones.
The U.S. women’s national team played in the CONCACAF tournament that determined which team would be moving on to the Tokyo Olympics. The first game they played was against Haiti and they won with a score of 4-0. In the second game, they played Panama and won with a final score of 8-0. The third game of the tournament that would lead into the semifinal game was against Costa Rica and ended 6-0. The U.S. women’s national team were then qualified for the championship game against Canada that took place on February 9, 2020. The game was 0-0 in the first half and Canada started off with more possession of the ball. The U.S. women’s national team was able to score in the 60th minute with two goals following. They won with a score of 3-0 becoming CONCACAF champions and moving on to the Olympics.
Five new sports have been added to the Olympic lineup. These sports include skateboarding, sports climbing, surfing, baseball/softball, and karate. Existing sports like canoeing, kayaking, boxing, and fencing will also see a rebalancing primarily towards gender equality.
Mariah Duran is a professional skateboarder and she is in line to qualify for the Olympics. In 2018, she played in the Summer X Games where she received her first gold medal in a women’s skateboarding competition. Mariah is currently seventh in the world and needs to earn points in competitions from now until May to represent the U.S. in the Olympics.
U.S.A. Basketball has released a preliminary roster for the Olympics and it includes 44 men from the NBA. It is not stated when the official list will be released. Some of the players on the list include NBA players that turned down the request last year.
The Tokyo Olympic Chief Executive was worried the Coronavirus would impact the Olympic games but was quick to ensure in a news conference that the games would go on and stay on schedule. He added, “One thing I am noticing at the moment is fear is spreading quicker than the virus, and it is important that we quell that fear”.
The Coronavirus has recently spread across Europe and the Middle East. We are still months away from the Olympics and there is a chance the virus can keep spreading to different countries, but for now, the games are still on.
The U.S. women’s national team played in the CONCACAF tournament that determined which team would be moving on to the Tokyo Olympics. The first game they played was against Haiti and they won with a score of 4-0. In the second game, they played Panama and won with a final score of 8-0. The third game of the tournament that would lead into the semifinal game was against Costa Rica and ended 6-0. The U.S. women’s national team were then qualified for the championship game against Canada that took place on February 9, 2020. The game was 0-0 in the first half and Canada started off with more possession of the ball. The U.S. women’s national team was able to score in the 60th minute with two goals following. They won with a score of 3-0 becoming CONCACAF champions and moving on to the Olympics.
Five new sports have been added to the Olympic lineup. These sports include skateboarding, sports climbing, surfing, baseball/softball, and karate. Existing sports like canoeing, kayaking, boxing, and fencing will also see a rebalancing primarily towards gender equality.
Mariah Duran is a professional skateboarder and she is in line to qualify for the Olympics. In 2018, she played in the Summer X Games where she received her first gold medal in a women’s skateboarding competition. Mariah is currently seventh in the world and needs to earn points in competitions from now until May to represent the U.S. in the Olympics.
U.S.A. Basketball has released a preliminary roster for the Olympics and it includes 44 men from the NBA. It is not stated when the official list will be released. Some of the players on the list include NBA players that turned down the request last year.
The Tokyo Olympic Chief Executive was worried the Coronavirus would impact the Olympic games but was quick to ensure in a news conference that the games would go on and stay on schedule. He added, “One thing I am noticing at the moment is fear is spreading quicker than the virus, and it is important that we quell that fear”.
The Coronavirus has recently spread across Europe and the Middle East. We are still months away from the Olympics and there is a chance the virus can keep spreading to different countries, but for now, the games are still on.