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- Tokyo’s National Stadium has officially been completed eight months before the Opening Ceremony kicks off the Summer Olympics 2020. Construction of Tokyo 2020’s centrepiece was finished in November, and the keys were handed over to the Japan Sport Council on Saturday.
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Dec 2, 2019 · Tokyo’s National Stadium has officially been completed eight months before the Opening Ceremony kicks off the Summer Olympics 2020. Construction of Tokyo 2020’s centrepiece was finished in November, and the keys were handed over to the Japan Sport Council on Saturday.
Jul 28, 2021 · Cedar panels clad the eaves of the 68,000-seat Japan National Stadium, which Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Dec 15, 2019 · TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at Sunday’s official completion of the new national stadium, the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. It will also host track and field and some soccer.
Dec 16, 2019 · Japan’s new National Stadium, unveiled Sunday, was inspired by the natural world and Tokyo’s wooden temples, said architect Kengo Kuma.
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Designed to evoke the forest, the National Stadium makes extensive use of Japanese timber, and is one of few major sporting structures in the world to exude a warm, wooden vibe. Up close, you are struck by the stadium’s gigantic wooden “eaves.” Surrounded by a vertical cedar lattice, the eaves fully encircle the stadium and are stacked in multiple ...
The original design for the stadium, by architect Zaha Hadid, was scrapped after budget blowouts. Organizers went back to the drawing board and canvassed for new entries, eventually deciding on a joint proposal by Taisei Corporation, Azusa Sekkei, and Kengo Kuma and Associates in December 2015. Ground was broken one year later, and the project was ...
Beneath the stadium’s natural grass pitch lies a system that controls the ground temperature, ensuring optimal growing conditions year round. The running track was supplied by the Italian manufacturer Mondo, which has a reputation for creating tracks that allow athletes to reach their full potential, and is coated with highly elastic synthetic rubb...
The National Stadium also boasts a high standard of universal design. To ensure that all spectators would be able to enjoy the Games in comfort, disabled groups and children’s advocacy groups were consulted throughout the design and construction process, and their input reflected in the final design. The stadium is designed with space for 500 wheel...
The new National Stadium, where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will take place, is complete and has been officially opened at a ceremony attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The stadium was demolished in 2015 and the new one was originally scheduled to be completed in March 2019. The new stadium will be the venue for athletics, rugby, some football games, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and Paralympics.
