2020 Olympics’ legacy for tobacco control in Japan by Chris Rathbone

“…Key reasons are tobacco industry control of both public and private media and CSR activities resulting in tobacco industry allies having influence in non-profit and non-governmental organizations. 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo represent an opportunity for stronger tobacco control in Japan with secondhand smoke protection as the first step. …”
Get full text

Japan’s inbound tourism on the eve of the 2020 Olympic Games by Kazakov O.I.

“…The article examines the data on Japan’s inbound tourism from the East Asian countries and other regions in the course of 2019, i.e. on the eve of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The author assesses the risks that may hinder the Japanese side to achieve the task of hosting 40 mln foreign tourists in 2020 such as the outbreak of coronavirus pneumonia in China. …”
Get full text

MEMBERSHIP PROCESS OF ISTANBUL IN 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS by MUSTAFA YILDIZ

“…In this study, endeavors of Istanbul for membership process of 2020 Olympic Games and economic investments will be analyzed.…”
Get full text

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: impacts of COVID-19 and digital transformation by EDUARDO RUSSO, ARIANE RODER FIGUEIRA, CLARICE SECCHES KOGUT, RENATO DOURADO COTTA DE MELLO

“…For the first time in the modern era of the Olympic Games, at the beginning of 2020, this cycle had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic that had killed more than 4 million people worldwide by July 2021. …”
Get full text

Text Mining of the official Twitter Account of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by Mahdi Latifi fard, Marjan Saffari, Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini, Mohammad Bahrani

Subjects: Get full text

Footstrike Pattern and Cadence of the Marathon Athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by Javier Gamez-Paya, Arian Ramón Aladro-Gonzalvo, Diana Gallego-de Marcos, Carlos Villarón-Casales, José Luis Lopez-del Amo

Get full text

Editorial: Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games: Specificities, novelties and lessons learned by Grégoire P. Millet, Yuri Hosokawa, Øyvind Sandbakk, Olivier Girard

Subjects: “…Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games…”
Get full text

Visualization of Climate Factors for Sports Events and Activities–The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by Andreas Matzarakis, Dominik Fröhlich, Stéphane Bermon, Paolo Emilio Adami

“…The example of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is presented and discussed. Results show that heat stress together with sultriness is likely to occur during the scheduled time of the Olympics, while cold stress will most probably not be relevant.…”
Get full text

Engaging citizens in sports mega-events: the participatory strategic approach of Tokyo 2020 Olympic by Olga Kolotouchkina

Subjects: “…tokyo 2020 olympic games…”
Get full text

COVID-19 Importation Risk From Olympic Athletes Prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by Hoi Yat Vico Lau, Hoi Yat Vico Lau, Mingda Xu, Mingda Xu, Lin Wang, Benjamin J. Cowling, Benjamin J. Cowling, Zhanwei Du, Zhanwei Du

“…The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for 1 year and sparked an unprecedented outbreak in Japan in early July 2021 due to the relaxation of social distancing measures for foreign arrivals. …”
Get full text

Smoking ban in public places in Japan - adverse legacy of the 2020 Olympic Paralympic Games? by Kota Katanoda, Tomoyasu Hirano, Masakazu Nakamura

“…In 2013, Tokyo was selected as the city of 2020 Olympic Paralympic Games, since when the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and various concerned parties have been working to realize smoking ban in public places. …”
Get full text

Incidence and factor analysis for the heat-related illness on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Takao Akama, Hiroyuki Yokota, Yasuhiro Otomo, Manabu Sugita, Shota Tanaka, Ryo Sagisaka, Hideharu Tanaka, Nagisa Kato, Tomoya Kinoshi, Tetsuya Miyamoto, Hironori Inoue, Shuji Sakanashi, Hiroto Numata, Tomohiko Masuno, Kousuke Nakano, Takahiko Tokunaga, Katsuhiko Sugimoto, Junichi Inoue, Koshi Nakagawa

“…Introduction Among the 43 venues of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (OG) and 33 venues of Paralympic Games (PG) were held, the heat island effect was highly expected to cause heat-related illnesses in the outdoor venues with maximum temperatures exceeding 35°C. …”
Get full text

Emergency department activities at the Athletes' Village during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Norihiro Kuroki, Kazuyoshi Yagishita, Keiki Shimizu, Sachiko Okuaki, Yuuri Doi, Yuki Arakawa, Tomotsugu Nakano, Takao Akama

Subjects: Get full text

Athlete Medical Services at the Marathon and Race Walking Events During Tokyo 2020 Olympics by Makoto Sugawara, Makoto Sugawara, Yoshiaki Manabe, Yoshiaki Manabe, Fumihiro Yamasawa, Fumihiro Yamasawa, Yuri Hosokawa

“…Epidemiological data from race walk and marathon events suggest that a high incidence rate of exertional heat illness is associated with high ambient temperature and relative humidity. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was no exception, which led the organizing committee to relocate the race walk and marathon competitions to Sapporo, which was predicted to experience much milder heat. …”
Get full text

Analysis of phases and medalists to women’s singles matches in badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by Xiang-Qian Xu, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Wei Han, Miroslav Dutchak, Dymytrii Nikonorov, Meng Zhao, Victoria Mischenko

Subjects: Get full text

Road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Training Characteristics of a World Class Male Triathlete by Roberto Cejuela, Sergio Sellés-Pérez

“…Finally, the triathlete placed 12th in Olympic distance and 10th in Mixed Relay in Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.…”
Get full text

Injuries and illness of athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic summer games visiting outside facilities by Shuji Sakanashi, Hideharu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yokota, Yasuhiro Otomo, Tomohiko Masuno, Kousuke Nakano, Junichi Inoue, Manabu Sugita, Takahiko Tokunaga, Nagisa Kato, Tomoya Kinoshi, Hironori Inoue, Hiroto Numata, Koshi Nakagawa, Ryo Sagisaka, Shota Tanaka, Tetsuya Miyamoto, Takao Akama

Subjects: Get full text

Activities of medical centers for athletes and spectators at cycling track events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Youichi Yanagawa, Takuya Muto, Masami Shakagori, Atsuhiko Terakado, Tsukasa Kumai

“…There were no confirmed cases of COVID‐19 among individuals who attended the Olympic cycling track during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Conclusions The present study showed the results of activities of the two clinics for the Olympics and Paralympics. …”
Get full text

Case Report: Countermeasures Against Heat and Coronavirus for Japanese Athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games by Mariko Nakamura, Takashi Naito, Takashi Naito, Tatsuya Saito, Tatsuya Saito, Akari Takahashi, Koji Muraishi, Koji Muraishi, Noriko Hakamada, Mana Otomo, Satoshi Iizuka, Daisuke Nakamura, Daisuke Nakamura, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hideyuki Takahashi

“…The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games were held in the hottest environment in the history of the games. …”
Get full text

Do media events still unite the host nation's citizens? The case of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. by Takeshi Sakaki, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Mitsuo Yoshida, Fujio Toriumi

“…However, the effects of such media events may be weakening owing to changes in the media environment and increasing political polarization. Examining the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, this case study analyzes a large amount of Twitter data to probe Japanese social media users' attitudes toward the Olympic Games and the relationship of these attitudinal changes with their attitudes toward the political leadership of the prime minister. …”
Get full text