Tokyo 2020 Olympic games are all set to kick start soon, where the five new Barbie dolls get Olympic ready in an all-new sporty look. This time the Toy brand Mattel has collaborated in partnership with the International Olympic Committee to create licensed toy products highlighting the five new sports disciplines that will be included in the Summer sports program.

The theme of the Barbie Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 International is based on baseball, softball, sport climbing, karate, skateboarding, and surfing.

Timo Lumme, Managing Director of IOC Television and Marketing services said: “In line with our global licensing strategy, this new international licensing collaboration with Mattel is a great way to engage with an important audience, our younger fans, and their families, and through these high-quality products to connect them with the Olympic brand and values”.

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Mattel’s Chief Franchise Officers, Janet Hsu, commented “Tokyo 2020 is a monumental event that brings the world together through sport and inspires fans of all ages. The Mattel Tokyo 2020 collection honors these sports and inspires a new generation through Olympic spirit and outstanding athletic tradition”.

Along with Barbie toys, Mattel’s Tokyo 2020 products will also include a new Hot Wheel collections that will represent Olympic sports from the first event in Athens to making its debut in Tokyo and also will have a limited edition of UNO deck featuring Mascot, Miratowa.

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Tokyo Olympic Organisers on Monday unveiled the motto for this year’s 2020 Olympic games, “United By Emotion”, which they said reflects the “Universal Values” and “Unifying power of sport”.

After the Official motto is rolled out Tokyo 2020 organizers commented, “Crowds of spectators who do not know each other prior to the Games will come together and learn that there is more that unites them than divides them.”

Each Olympic host city chooses its own Motto to accompany that edition of the games, whereas the official Olympic motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” or “Faster, Higher, Stronger”.

The organizers said that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Motto would be displayed onto the iconic Sky Tower in Tokyo from Monday until March 25, the day before the torch relay begins.

Japanese Tennis player, Naomi Osaka, narrated the mottos promotional video. In the video, she says, “We are each different, and all so much the same. She is seen entering the newly built National Stadium surrounded by a diverse group of supporters. “And in these moments we experience and these emotions we share, we change what we can imagine together”.

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During the announcement, Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 CEO said “Diverse groups of people, by sharing their emotions will become one. That is the kind of game we want Tokyo 2020 to be”.

The 2012 London Olympic Motto was “Inspire a Generation”, whereas in 2004 Athens was “Welcome Home”- a nod to the birthplace of the Games in Olympia.

The fear of the outbreak of Coronavirus hitting global transport, where the Olympic 2020 opening ceremony is scheduled for 24^th July and organizers had stressed that there is no discussion about postponing the date.

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The path of the Olympic motto has not always been smooth, where in September 2015, the Games logo was ditched after being accused of plagiarism.

Olivier Debie, the designer accused that the design was stolen from his logo for a Belgian Theatre and also threatened the court action. The officials had to withdraw the emblem “Saying “No longer has public support”.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from July 24^th to 9^th August, with some 10000 athletes from 200 countries participating in the event.

Popular online social media platform Twitter on Saturday revealed that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) had been hacked and temporarily locked.

A spokesperson for the social media platform in an emailed statement said that the accounts were hacked through a third party platform.

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He further said, “As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we locked the compromised accounts and are closely working with our partners to restore them.” Also, the IOC spokesperson said that the IOC was separately investigating the potential breach.

Twitter also stated that a similar incident occurred with the Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona’s Twitter account.

In the previous month, few days ahead of the Super Bowl series, the official Twitter accounts of several U.S. National Football League (NFL) teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs were also hacked. After a hack soccer club tweeted “FC Barcelona will conduct a cybersecurity audit and will review all protocols and links with third-party tools, in order to avoid such incidents”.

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Also, Facebook’s Official Twitter accounts and its messaging app were briefly compromised earlier this month. A Facebook spokesperson said, “Some of our corporate social media accounts were briefly hacked but we have secured and restored access”.

As a precautionary measure, Twitter locked down the affected accounts and was working closely with partners to restore them as early as possible.

Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 Games, Cadbury Australia the confectionary giant named as the official chocolate partner for Olympics 2020. The company made an official announcement that the brand is an official partner for both the Australian Olympic as well as Paralympics Teams for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Cadbury will be associated with the Olympic Games for the third time with Tokyo 2020 event and the second time with Paralympics games.

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics games are all set to kick start on 24^th July until 9^th August and the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 25^th August to 6^th September 2020.

Thus Cadbury will continue as an official chocolate partner of the two teams in the lead-up and during the Olympic Games.

Marketing Director at Cadbury Australia, Paul Chatfield said: “We’re thrilled to partner with the Australian Olympic and Paralympics Team this year, and we’re proud to support Australia’s hard-working and passionate athletes for the third time as they prepare for Tokyo 2020”.

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The team Australia will unite with the company celebrating the iconic sporting event through a series of marketing activities, including in-store promotions, PR and above the line advertising.

Matt Carroll AM, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee is excited about the partnership “With the Tokyo Olympic Games the closet thing to a home game since Sydney 2000, we are delighted to have Cadbury on board once again to support our Australian Olympic Team. Without the efforts of Cadbury, our athletes across all the sports could not fulfill their Olympic dreams”.

Lynne Anderson, Paralympics Australia Chief executive said “Paralympics Australia is so pleased to welcome Cadbury into the Australia Paralympic family for its second consecutive Summer Games cycle. Cadbury contributed greatly to our Team in the lead up to Rio and was no doubt part of our success on the world stage. We’re looking forward to having them by our side as we strive to achieve even greater things in Tokyo.”

The much-awaited 2020 Summer Olympics entitled as the Games of XXXII Olympiad will officially kickstart after a couple of months from 24th July 2020. This time Japan will host the glorious event at 40 different venues across the country. As the event is approaching closer, excitement is at its peak among each one of us to witness the month-long celebration of strength, speed, fortitude, agility, spirit, and commitment of the athletes.

This time, there will be new additions to some brand new sports like Karate, Skateboarding, Sport climbing, Surfing, Baseball, and Softball in the 2020 Olympic games. In all, there will be a total of 339 events in 33 different sports genres. The event will conclude with a final match on August 9th, 2020.

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Olympics 2020 Live TV Telecast

The Spectacular sporting event of the year is going to be viewed by the huge number of fans all across the world and those who are unable to mark their presence at the live event may witness it on different online platforms. All the international broadcasters will live broadcast the 2020 Olympics games, where for instance in Europe, the IOC’s has been launching an exclusive deal with Discovery Communications.

All the Europeans countries except France for their existing right deals has acquired the Olympic 2020 game rights.

United States

The upcoming prodigious 2020 Olympic sporting occasion will be live-streamed in the United States of America in a partnership between NBC Universal, International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee. Viewers from all across the US and neighboring regions can enjoy the live streaming on Olympicchannel.com official website, the Olympic Channel app and also on NBC Sports.com’s official website and the NBC Sports application.

India

Indian fans out there are excited to be the part of the biggest sporting extravaganza scheduled to kickstart soon in neighboring Asian country Japan. This time Sony Pictures Network India has acquired the broadcasting rights to telecast live contests in India and the subcontinent. Sony Corp will stream Olympic 2020 games on all its media platforms throughout the event and also broadcast the Winter Youth Olympic Games to be scheduled in Lausanne next year.

United Kingdom

British Broadcast Corporation, also known as BBC will once again live stream Olympic 2020 sporting moments in the United Kingdom. BBC has partnered with Discovery to bring the live coverage of the 2020 summer games to the public.

Olympic Games is recognized as one of the most prestigious and largest international sports competitions in the world, even much bigger with 339 events.

China

China is all set to broadcast the live 2020 Olympic event through its broadcasting channel China Central Television (CCTV) who has paid the US $ 550 million for broadcasting two Winter Olympics (2018 and 2022) and two Summer Olympics (2020 and 2024).

Australia

So far Australian viewers have enjoyed the live streaming of the Olympic games through its popular sports channel Channel Seven. Now Seven Network, popularly known as Channel Seven will bring live coverage of the 2020 Olympic event for their viewers on all the major streaming platforms for free.

Japan

Japan being the host nation of 2020 Olympic games, sports enthusiasts across the country are excited to enjoy the live streaming to the fullest. Japan Consortium will be the official broadcaster who has been awarded the exclusive television and digital broadcast rights to bring the comprehensive coverage of the event for free across all media platforms.

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List of 2020 Summer Olympics Broadcasters Worldwide

Below is the List of 2020 Summer Olympics Broadcasters Worldwide –

Country/ Territory	Broadcasting Channel
Amenia	APMTV
Asia	Dentsu
Austria	ORF
Belarus	Belteleradio
Belgium	VRT-RTBF
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Brazil	Grupo Globo – Brandsports
Bulgaria	BNT
Canada	CBC/ Sportsnet, TSN, TLN
Caribbean	International Media Content Ltd SportsMax
Croatia	HRT
Czech Republic	CT
Denmark	DR
Estonia	Eesti Media
Finland	Yle
France	Eurosport, France Television, Canal+
Georgia	GPB
Germany	ARD ZDF
Greece	ERT
Hungary	MTVA
Iceland	RUV
Ireland	RTE
Italy	RAI
Kosovo	RTK
Latin America	America Movil
Latvia	LTV
Lithuania	TV3
Luxembourg	RTL
Mexico	Televisa
MENA	beIN Sports
Montenegro	RTCG
Netherlands	NOS
New Zealand	Sky Television. TVNZ
North Korea	SBS
North Macedonia	MRT
Norway	TV Norge
Oceania	Sky Television
Peru	Grupo ATV
Poland	TVP
Portugal	RTP
Romania	TVR
Singapore	Mediacorp
Slovakia	RTVS
Slovenia	RTV
South Africa	SABC. SuperSport
South Korea	SBS
Sub – Saharan Africa	Infront Sports & Media. SuperSport
Sweden	Kanal 5
Switzerland	SRG SSR
Thailand	AIS
Ukraine	UA. PBC

Tokyo Olympics 2020 games are just around the corner, where top mobile manufacturers, Samsung creates an Olympics edition Samsung S20+ for athletes. In the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event at San Francisco, the makers unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympic Games Athlete editions along with the Galaxy S20 mobile phones.

The new model features the Olympic rings at the back of the phone, specially designed to commemorate Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympics Game Athletes Edition is donned with a matte gold finish and is preloaded with special Tokyo Olympics Wallpapers.

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To make it look more distinct, Samsung has also added Olympic rings at the back panel of the Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympic Games Athlete edition. These new models will be offered to the participants of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games scheduled to begin from Friday, 24^th July 2020.

This time, Samsung is one of the official partners of the Tokyo Olympic Games, which is expected to bring over 11,000 athletes. It is the latest flagship phone of the year, a special Tokyo Olympic edition unveiled for the first time by Samsung. Also, to celebrate the Tokyo Olympic Games, last year, Samsung announced the exclusive Samsung Galaxy S10+ Olympic in Prism White color option.

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Along with the Samsung S20+, the makers also revealed first of its kind Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phone Thom Brown Edition bundled with Galaxy Buds+ and Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2.

The biggest tournament of the year, Tokyo Olympics 2020 is on its way, whereas per the german publication, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Grand slam champion, Angelique Kerber is willing to be the flag bearer for Team Germany at the Tokyo 2020 Opening ceremony.

The 2016 Rio Olympic Silver Medallist Kerber revealed in a statement “Tokyo is very important, it would be my third games”. When I was in London, I had goosebumps at the opening. I also went to the opening ceremony four years ago. And I will do it this year too. Even if I play the next day. This feeling of running out for Germany is unique.”

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She also expressed to carry the German flag at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening ceremony. Previously, German field hockey player Natascha Keller carried the German Flag at the 2012 London Olympic games, also Timo Boll, male table tennis in 2016 was honored with the same.

If Grand Slam champion Kerber receives that honor, It will be the third time for the German player to do so. Numerous top players seek to be a flag bearer, but only a few are privileged to get the honor.

Kerber is excited to hold the German flag at the event. She said “Let’s see who carries the flag. I would love to do that.”

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In the upcoming Olympics games, Kerber is willing to compete in singles, doubles and mixed disciplines. She is willing to share the court along with ace player Alexander Zverev. The duo played successfully at the Hopman Cup, where she added: “The Hopeman Cup with him was a fun game.”

She is well focused and prepared for the big event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic event. “I want to focus on the big tournaments. I want to play and win well. And I would also like to decrease the number of tournaments. My experience is so far that I no longer have to play 30 tournaments and absolutely need this match practice. I will do this year.” She exclaimed.

Greek shooting champion Anna Korakaki to be the first torchbearer for Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch rally. She is all set to become the first woman in the history of the Olympics honored to launch the Olympics Torch relay.

On March 12, Anna will attend the flame lighting ceremony for Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 scheduled in Ancient Olympia. According to the Olympics Games official website, after High Priestess Xanthi Georgiou lights the Olympic flame, Korakaki will serve as the first torchbearer.

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Korakaki on her selection commented “It’s a great honor for me. I am thrilled, and I think the feelings will get even more intense in Ancient Olympia. I am looking to experiencing that moment and I’m sure it will remain etched in my mind and heart for the rest of my life.”

Anna Korakaki has won two medals in the Rio Olympics Games in the 25m pistol (Gold Medal) and 10m air pistol (bronze medal). The Hellenic Olympic Committee chose Korakaki as the first torchbearer.

HOC president and member of the International Olympic Committee said in a statement “It is a historic moment, as for the first time in history a female athlete will be the first torchbearer. I believe that Anna Korakaki has honored the Greek flag and our country, as she deserves it, not only for the two medals at the Rio Olympics but also for her successes after 2016.”

During the ritual ceremony, the Olympic flame will be ignited using the sun rays. For eight days, the torch will travel all around Greece and then it will be passed onto to the Tokyo 2020 team in a handover ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

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On March 19, Pole Vault Gold Medalist Ekaterina Stefanidi is another Greek Athlete and will be the last one to carry the Olympic Flame at the Panathenaic Stadium.

Finally, the torch will be then passed on to Japan from Greece.

Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled to play between,  24^th July to 9^th August 2020.

It is exactly after nine months, the grand euphoria of the 32^nd Summer Olympiad will be hosted by Tokyo on 24^th July. Indians being the avid followers of the Olympics, the excitement is huge to watch the Indian athletes. Sixty Indian athletes have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and thus there is a reason for each one of us to encourage our fellow participants.

It was in the 2012 London Olympics, Indian athletes displayed a stellar performance by clinching six medals for the nation. Young athletes are working extremely hard to contend optimistically in the upcoming Olympic extravaganza.

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The Indian team has one of the best shooters on the card and all Indians believe the shooting is the sport in which India stands their greatest chance to grab the Olympic medals. So check out the list of Indian shooters at Summer Olympics 2020.

List of Indian Shooters at Summer Olympics 2020

Indian shooters are performing outstandingly thereby winning maximum gold medals in the recently concluded ISSF World Cup, Asian Games, Common Wealth Games, and Junior World Cup competition. They followed the winning streak in the 14^th Asian Shooting Championship event in Doha, which let them gain the maximum number of Olympic Quotas in the shooting discipline. With the consistent formidable performance, Indian shooters are aiming for big at the upcoming Summer Olympics 2020.

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Following is the List of Indian Shooters at the Summer Olympics 2020

Anjum Mougdil

Anjum Mougdil showed a superb performance by winning a silver medal at the 2018 World Championships in Changwon, South Korea. Her South Korean win lead her to make a maiden appearance into the grand event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Apurvi Chandela

After a subdued performance in the Rio Olympics, Apurvi has shown a significant improvement year on year thereby spotting a fourth position in the recently concluded women’s 10 m air rifle event of the ISSF World Championship.

Saurabh Chandela

Young lad Saurabh Chandela has gained everyone’s attention by winning a gold medal at the ISSF World Championship. He has secured a top spot at the Asian as well as Youth Olympics with the gold medals. With a score of 245, he is considered to be the sure-shot, strong contender, in the upcoming Olympics 2020 event.

Abhishek Verma

Abhishek Verma is another stellar performer, who has won a gold medal in the 10 m Air Pistol final at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing. His maiden stunning performance in the world cup with 242.7 points sealed his entry for Tokyo Olympics.

Rahi Sarnobat

Rahi Sarnobat was the first Indian women shooter to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in the 25m Air Pistol discipline. However, due to injury, she was unable to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Thereafter she executed a comprehensive show at the ISSF Munich World Cup with a strong comeback after four years in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Divyansh Singh Panwar

Divyansh Singh Panwar is just 17 years old, but his achievements in the field of the shooting have so far remained unprecedented. After winning two ISSF World Cup Gold Medals in the Mixed Air Rifle, he is much more optimistic to secure the one at the Olympics.

Yashaswini Deswal

Yashaswini Deswal won a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Rio. Her consistent performance in the Asian games, with a silver medal in the Doha finally sealed her berth in the Summer Olympics 2020.

Manu Bhaker

She had the exceptional year of 2018, winning gold and silver medal at the Common Wealth Games. Manu also won two gold medals at the ISSF 2018 World Cup and now she is all set to give the best shot at the 2020 Olympics event.

Sanjeev Rajput

Sanjeev Rajput won a silver medal in the men’s 50 m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Cup in Rio De Janeiro. He secured a score of 462.0 in the final that led him to secure a spot at the Olympic 2020 games. Sanjeev will be participating for the third time into the Olympics and this time he carries a lot of expectations to clinch a gold medal for the nation.

Deepak Kumar

32-year-old Deepak Kumar will be making his official entry into the Tokyo Olympics for the first time. Deepak Kumar has won a bronze medal at the Men’s 10m Air Rifle category in the Asian Championship with a score of 227.8 points.

Tejasvini Sawant

One of the prominent names in the 50 M Air Rifle category is Tejasvini Sawant. She has shown a consistent performance by winning three gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medals at the 2006, 2010 and 2018 Common Wealth Games respectively. She has also made a mark with a one-world cup bronze medal in 2019 and one gold medal in the 2010 World Championship. The 39-year-old athlete is all set to make her debut into her first-ever 2020 Tokyo Olympic Sports event.

Aishwarya Singh Tomar

Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar won a bronze medal in the finals of the 50m rifle 3p event at the Asian Shooting Championship in Doha and earned a secured quota for the upcoming 2020 Olympics.

Chinki Yadav

Chinki Yadav finished at the sixth place with 296 points in the finals of the Asian Shooting Championships. She confirmed her place into the Olympics along with the four other shooters out of the eight eligible finalists.

Angad Bajwa

Indian Shooter Angad Veer Singh Bajwa made his debut entry into the Olympics 2020 event after winning a gold medal at the skeet event of the Asian Shooting Championships in Doha.

Mairaj Ahmed Khan

Apart from Angad Bajwa, another Men’s Skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan from India clinched a silver medal at the Asian Championship. He will be participating along with Angad for the 2020 Olympics event in Tokyo.

BCCI President and Former Indian Cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly requested by Indian Olympic Association, IOA to be a goodwill ambassador of team India at Olympics.

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 games to be held between July to August, where IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta has written to Sourav Ganguly stating “The IOA extends the honor to you to be the Goodwill Ambassador of Team India to the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. We hope you will generously extend your support for Team India. We are expecting participation of about 100-200 athletes across 14-16 sports disciplines in Tokyo 2020. The team is a mix of senior athletes as well as youngsters who are making their debut at the Olympic Games.”

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Mehta also added “You are an inspiration for a billion people, especially the youth. As an administrator, you have always nurtured young talent. We are hopeful your association with Team India to be Tokyo 2020 would be a boost for our young athletes and a privilege for the Olympic movement in India”.

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He emphasized this edition of the Olympics is an important milestone as it marks the hundred years of participation of the country at the Olympic Games and Ganguly’s inspiration and support will be valuable for the Indian athletes, especially the young participants.

It was at the Rio Olympics Games held in 2016, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Beijing Olympic Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra, Bollywood actor Salman Khan, and music composer A.R. Rahman were present as a Goodwill Ambassador.