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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Under the shadow of Covid-19 and 1964 success

TOKYO - It was Oct 10, 1964. Singapore would not be independent for another 10 months. Elvis Presley and Bruce Lee were at the apex of their careers. Under clear cerulean skies and with the mercury at a breezy 20 deg C, that autumn day was Tokyo s. The world s attention was on the Japanese capital for the opening ceremony of the 18th modern Summer Olympic Games - never mind the seasonal misnomer. In just 19 short years since defeat in World War II, Tokyo had risen from the ashes of war and its status as a Third World backwater to become a technological marvel. It was nothing short of transformative for the first city in Asia to host the marquee sporting event. The shinkansen bullet train - at the time the world s fastest - began service just nine days earlier, connecting Tokyo to Osaka half the country away.

Scots Olympic couple recall amazing experience of last of the Goodwill Olympics at Tokyo 1964

ONE of the consequences of the decisions to exclude spectators from the Olympics in Tokyo due to Covid will be a considerably muted opening ceremony on Friday, certainly compared to 1964 when the Games were last held there. Scottish athlete David Stevenson from Langholm, a pole vaulter, was a member of the British team and recalled: “One of my abiding memories of the Games was walking into the packed National Stadium with all the teams for the opening ceremony and hearing the deafening roar of the crowd. It was a truly amazing experience.” That also provided a vivid memory for another team member, long jumper Alix Jamieson from Glasgow, as did the scene at Tokyo airport after a lengthy flight involving six stopovers.

Tokyo Olympics 1964: The Games That Defined Postwar Japan

Tokyo Olympics 1964: The Games That Defined Postwar Japan
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Cities That Have Hosted the Summer Olympics as Brisbane Confirmed for 2032

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