TOKYO 2020. Sport as a Means to Change the World.
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Olympic Museum Avinguda de l'Estadi 60, 08038 Barcelona
At the 125th Session of the International Olympic Committee, held on September 7, 2013 in Buenos Aires, the Japanese candidacy was chosen as Olympic host. The organizing committee defended the power of sport as a means of bringing hopes and dreams to areas affected by the severe natural disasters that Japan suffered in 2011.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic provoked an unprecedented decision: the postponement of the most important sporting event for the first time in its history. In the end, the dates set for the organization of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were from July 23 to August 8, 2021 for the Olympic Games, and from August 24 to September 5 of the same year for Paralympic Games.