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Cycling: New British track bike breaking the mould for Tokyo
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s track cyclists will fire the first salvo in the technology arms race leading to next year’s Tokyo Olympics this weekend when the radical new bike designed to deliver another sack of gold gets its first competitive spin. A Lotus-Hope track bike is seen at the Rouleur Classic in London, Britain October …
England unable to use drone to film Rugby World Cup final training in Tokyo | Sport
England’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday hit a glitch with Eddie Jones’s backroom staff unable to use their drone to record training sessions because their Tokyo base is close to an airport. England had to seek permission to use their drone from tournament organisers but they cannot do so in the …
Fifty-five years ago, Tokyo was already the stage for significant technological advances at the Games!
Tokyo 1964 Worldwide TV broadcasting by satellite; a big leap for the pole vault with fibre glass poles; and swimming with timing touch pads fixed to the pool walls… But also the last athletics races at the Games on a cinder track – the Games in Tokyo served as …
Tokyo 2020 technology to be a “catalyst” for social change
Tokyo 2020 organisers claim technology can be a driver for social change at next year’s Olympic Games, with a range of schemes set to offer unique spectator experiences in Japan. In the build-up to the Games, organisers have announced the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project. Tokyo 2020 communications spokesman Masa Takaya said the innovative approach could …
Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore are the world’s greenest commuter cities
Three of Asia’s biggest business hubs have emerged as the world’s most environmentally-friendly commuter cities. Tokyo, Beijing and Singapore topped the charts for green commuting in a new study by data insights company, Kantar. Those cities ranked especially highly due to commuters’ general tendency to use public transport or walk to work in the three …
Japan typhoon: Typhoon Hagibis brings vivid purple sky to parts of Japan
Earthquake strikes Tokyo as typhoon hits As people in Japan braced for a powerful typhoon Friday night, they looked up to see a strange phenomenon: a bright purple sky. Typhoon Hagibis brought heavy rain and strong winds to the region and is expected to be Japan’s worst in six decades. The typhoon touched down southwest of Tokyo …
Japan advises 5 million people to evacuate homes as typhoon nears Tokyo
The storm has already disrupted the Rugby World Cup, with two games just outside Tokyo canceled on Saturday, and is threatening Sunday’s Formula One Grand Prix in Suzuka. Now, it threatens one of the world’s most densely populated cities, with rivers in and around Tokyo already close to bursting. Nerves were set on edge in …
Team GB developing technology to help athletes and coaches adapt to Japan in build-up to Tokyo 2020
Team GB are helping to develop ground-breaking new immersive technology to adapt athletes and coaches to Japan before they even arrive for next summer’s Olympics Games. With the first athletes who will represent Great Britain next year formally confirmed on Tuesday, the planners at Team GB have also been working on a range of initiatives …
Typhoon Faxai batters Tokyo, causing evacuations, blackouts and transport chaos | World news
A powerful typhoon with record-breaking winds and heavy rain has battered the Tokyo region, sparking evacuation warnings for tens of thousands and causing widespread blackouts and transport disruption. Typhoon Faxai was one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the Japanese capital for years, packing winds of up to 216kph (134mph). Faxai made landfall in …
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Lisa Carrington scores seventh successive K1 200m world championship crown
Kiwi paddler Lisa Carrington has powered to her seventh consecutive victory in the K1 200m final at the canoe sprint world championships in Hungary. The star kayaker and two-time defending Olympic champion won by nearly two seconds and remains undefeated in the discipline since 2012. Carrington’s road to the final in Szeged had been a …
