Olympics: Tokyo Ready For 2020

Japan is now set for the 2020 Olympic Games with the completion of Tokyo National Stadium as the centrepiece of next year’s Olympic Games.

The Japan Sports Council on Tuesday said the final work had been completed with just the final quality and safety checks remaining before its opening next month.

The stadium is said to be officially unveiled on Dec. 21, with the Emperor’s Cup soccer final being the first sporting event to be held there on New Year’s Day.

According to a report, Tokyo stadium was completed at a cost of more than $1.25 billion, the stadium, which can accommodate 60,000, will also host the athletics and soccer events during the Games.

Its construction started in December 2016, about 14 months later than planned, after the original design was scrapped because of a public outcry over spiraling costs.

The delay meant the stadium could not host matches of the Rugby World Cup, as originally planned.

The National Stadium is one of the eight new venues to be used at the Tokyo Games, all of them are either complete or on schedule to be completed before the event which starts from July 24 to August 9 of next year.