Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics meet, the Summer Olympics Village waits for the pulse of sport and spirit to coalesce in its grounds. However, strict COVID-19 norms outline the scheme of activites. Here is a visual inroad into the freshly spruced up stadiums, sporting arenas and the complementing technology that will aid operation at the Games Village.
An aerial view shows a stadium being readied for the Tokyo Olympic games.
Light beam over the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Games Village.
During a demonstration of the transport operation system, an official uses a smartphone app meant for drivers to unlock Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in Tokyo, Japan.
A Japan Coast Guard rigid inflatable boat patrols a waterway near the Tokyo Olympics athletes village.
Banners and team flags of participating countries adorn the apartments of its respective players.
A staff member wipes desks with steriliser at the Tokyo Olympics Main Press Centre (MPC) to arrest any chances of virus transmission.
Saliva collection cubicles are lined with cones at the COVID-19 test collection site in the Tokyo Olympics Main Press Centre (MPC).
A visitor experiences a large-scale misting tower dispensing ultra-fine mist during a proving test of heat countermeasures for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Ahead of the Tokyo games, splinklers spruce up the Oi Hockey Stadium.
Before the arrival of mediapersons from around the world, plastic screens are being placed between workstations in the photographers workroom at the Tokyo Olympics Main Press Centre (MPC). The Press Centre shall maintain social distancing measures, plastic screens between work stations and hand sanitisers at intermittent arrivals to arrest COVID-19 transmission.
Electric vehicles line an internal shuttle bus station at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo, Japan.
A bird’s eye view of the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium.
An archery training field at the Tokyo Games village.
The Chinese mens’ Basketball team trains at the Aomi Urban Sports Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Members of Argentina and India’s women's field hockey team during a training session at the Oi Hockey Stadium.
A route for a registered destination is displayed on a screen for a driver after a staff member scanned an accreditation card information into a smartphone in a ToyotaMirai during a demonstration of the transport operation support system for the Tokyo 2020 Games.