Tokyo, Japan, October 16, 2022: A series of sports demonstrations and a commemorative ceremony taking place in Tokyo on Sunday, October 16 will mark the end of the one-year anniversary of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Organised by the IOC, in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the Japanese Olympic Committee, the event aims to revive the excitement of the Games and thank the people of Tokyo and Japan for making them a success.
Sports events, open to the public and taking place in the National Stadium alongside the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon, hosted by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation. They will include a variety of both traditional and new Olympic sports.
Members of the public will be invited to try sport climbing, basketball, skateboarding, rugby, athletics and breaking – a sport that will make its Olympic debut at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Japanese and international athletes will perform at the event, which will also feature displays of Tokyo 2020 medals and podiums, as well as the popular Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miraitowa and Someity.
Athletes participating in the events will include international Olympians such as Molly Seidel (USA, Tokyo 2020 bronze, marathon), Bashir Abdi (Belgium, Tokyo 2020 bronze, marathon), Nicola Olyslagers (née McDermott – Australia, Tokyo 2020 silver, high jump), Neeraj Chopra (India, Tokyo 2020 gold, javelin) and Sydney McLaughlin (USA, Tokyo 2020 gold, 400m hurdles).
The Japanese athletes will include Haruka Kitaguchi (javelin), Nozomi Tanaka (1,500m), Naoto Tobe (high jump) and Buenos Aires 2018 breaking gold and bronze medallists Ram and Shigekix.