OF THE 32nd OLYMPIAD IN JAPAN’S AMAZING CAPITAL CITY OF 9
MILLION.
MILLION. THEY’RE SET TO PUT ON QUITE A
SHOW.
SHOW. >> Reporter: IN THE CITY THAT
SEEMS ETERNALLY ON TIME, WHERE
TRADITION MEET SS TECHNOLOGY.
THEY’RE AS GOOD AS READY FOR THE
BIGGEST EVER OLYMPICS.
WELCOME TO TOKYO.
WE SHOULD SAY, WELCOME BACK.
TOKYO HELD THE GAMES IN 1964.
THE FIRST IN ASIA.
NOW, THAT OLYMPIC STADIUM HAS
BEEN DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT FOR
THIS SECOND OF THREE ASIAN
OLYMPIC GAMES IN A ROW.
HISTORY WILL BE MADE AGAIN NEXT
YEAR.
YEAR. A RECORD 339 MEDAL EVENTS AND 33
SPORTS.
SPORTS. WILL INCLUDE FIVE NEW EVENTS,
INCLUDING THREE TO TARGET A
YOUNGER, MORE EXTREME AUDIENCE.
OLYMPIC ROCK CLIMBING AND
SKATEBOARDING WILL MAKE THEIR
DEBUT IN TOKYO.
THE OLYMPICS IS A YEAR AWAY.
WILL YOU WIN GOLD?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> Reporter: OF COURSE, SWIMMING
AND GYMNASTICS WILL ONCE AGAIN
TAKE CENTER STAGE, WITH
AMERICANS LEADING THE WAY.
>> THIS HAS BEEN HER DESTINY.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A GIANT
STADIUM.
STADIUM. THIS ISN’T TANSAN FRANCISCO.
AMERICA’S FAVORITE PASTTIME IS
THIS COUNTRY’S BIGGEST SPORT.
YOU GUYS ARE IN FOR A TREAT.
THIS WILL BE THE BOXING VENUE.
RENEWAL, RECYCLING, COMBINING
OLD AND NEW.
THIS ARENA NEATLY SYMBOLIZES THE
HOPES OF 2020.
IT IS THE HOME OF JAPAN’S
HISTORIC NATIONAL SPORT.
THAT’S RIGHT.
THAT’S RIGHT. SUMO WRESTLING.
SUMO WRESTLING. WATCH OUT FOR THE PREMIERE OF
OLYMPIC KARATE, TOO.
AT TOKYO, THEY’RE PREDICTING A
GOLD MEDAL.
GOLD MEDAL. MEDALS WHICH WILL BE MADE FROM
OLD ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING
RECYCLED PHONES AND LABPTOPS.
AND TOKYO’S NEWEST TECHNOLOGY
WILL BE ON SHOW.
THIS CYBORG STYLE FRAME, HELPING
OFFICIALS LIFT HEAVY OLYMPIC
WEIGHTS.
WEIGHTS. SOME CAMERA GEAR.
HERE WE GO.
OH, YEAH.
OH, YEAH. THIS TIME OF YEAR, TOKYO GETS
HOT.
HOT. IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE HOLDING AN
OLYMPICS IN NEW ORLEANS.
>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO NEW
ORLEANS SO --
>> Reporter: IN THE SUMMER, IT’S
HOT AND HUMID.
THIS TIME NEXT SUMMER, THE GAMES
OF THE 32nd OLYMPIAD WILL BE
GETTING UNDER WAY, AS THE
OLYMPIC SPOTLIGHT, ONCE AGAIN,