April 14, 2021
TOKYO (AFP) – From a state-of-the-art aquatics centre to a historic martial arts arena whose roof resembles Mount Fuji, Japan’s Olympic sites are ready for action after a year’s coronavirus delay.
The 43 venues are located in two main areas: the ‘Tokyo Bay Zone’ in the capital’s busy port district, and the more central ‘Heritage Zone’ incorporating several sites from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
With 100 days until the opening ceremony for the postponed Games,
AFP takes a tour of the key venues:
OLYMPIC STADIUM
Used for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics and some football matches, the 68,000-seater Olympic Stadium in central Tokyo has been built on the site of the 1964 stadium.