Sign promoting the bid at Tokyo Big Sight. Suzuki previously served as Competitions Director of the Asian Football Confederation. In April 2012, Tokyo 2020 appointed Tokuaki Suzuki, as the bid's communications director. Ayano Egami who won a silver medal in synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics will serve as head of online and social media for the bid. Tokyo 2020 appointed Yuko Arakida as its Sports Director in February 2012. In January 2012 polls suggested that nearly 66% of the country supports the bid.
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The bid had full backing of the government. The Cabinet followed by giving the bid its support. This decision also stated that hosting the games would be beneficial to Japan and would be a positive step forward following the recent earthquake and tsunami that Japan experienced earlier in 2011. In early December 2011, Japan's House of Representatives and House of Councillors passed a resolution giving Tokyo's bid their full support and cooperation. The President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, stated in April 2012 that hosting the games could generate $2 billion for Tokyo. Tokyo's 2020 bid would have a budget of $75 million, which is half the amount of their previous 2016 bid, which had a $150 million budget. Tokyo 2020 revealed their bid logo on November 30, 2011. It is an advisory board comprises 64 members including Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda who is the top advisor on the council. Towards the end of November 2011 the Tokyo 2020 Council was established. The bid committee held their first meeting shortly after. On September 7, 2011, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced that Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara will be Chairman of the Tokyo 2020 bid committee. Prior to Tokyo's selection by the Japanese Olympic Committee, Hiroshima expressed interest in hosting but withdrew their plans to bid. The city moved forward with its bid following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which affected much of eastern Japan. South Africa women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier in Stellenbosch.Tokyo was selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee on Jas Japan's bidding city for the 2020 Games. Main articles: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification Rules for classification: 1) points 2) matches won 3) goal difference 4) goals for 5) head-to-head result 6) field goals scored. South Africa men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier in Stellenbosch. Main articles: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser Eventing Athlete Seymour was forced to withdraw while in Tokyo after Ramoneur suffered laminitis. The Tokyo Olympics are to be the final career international competition for the Oldenburg stallion.
Rio 2016 pair of Seymour and Ramoneur got nominated to compete on June 18, 2021. South Africa entered two riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by the following results: a top two finish each, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa and Middle East) in both dressage and eventing, respectively.
Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification South African riders qualified for one men's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, by accepting a continental berth for Africa from the Union Cycliste Internationale based on its rankings of June 1, 2021. South Africa entered one rider each to compete in both men's and women's cross-country race, respectively, by virtue of their best individual ranking at the 2019 African Championships.
Athleteįollowing the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, South African riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the sprint and keirin, as well as the men's omnium and madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. South Africa entered a squad of five riders (three men and two women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking. Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification Road Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round.N/A = Round not applicable for the event.q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target.Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only.