Olympics
TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS ISSUE COMMEMORATIVE COINS
BY DANIEL ETCHELLS
The designs of two JPY¥500 (£3.86/$4.68/€4.22) commemorative coins celebrating next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been selected.
As reported by The
Japan Times, the Finance Ministry announced that works depicting
the famous gods of wind and thunder have been chosen.
The pair of drawings are based on the “Fujin-Raijin-zu Byobu” – Wind God and Thunder God Screens – which was painted by Tawaraya Sōtatsu in the 17th century and is registered as a national treasure.
They won with 28,741 votes in a public poll.
The Japan Mint solicited votes through Twitter and postcards, and accepted ballots in person at five venues in Tokyo, Osaka, Saitama and Hiroshima.
That accounted for 43 per cent of all 66,318 votes, according
to The Asahi
Shimbun, followed by the new National Stadium with 21,053 votes and
Mount Fuji with 16,451 votes, at 32 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively.
Voting was held for two weeks in the middle of June.
“It was our first attempt to choose a coin design via a
public vote, so we hope the coin will contribute to the excitement around the
2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games,” a Finance Ministry official was
reported as saying by The Japan Times.
“The three options were all excellent designs.
“As the public chose the wind god and thunder god for the coins, we hope everyone will treasure the coins for many years to come.”
Raijin, the god of thunder, is depicted on the Olympic coin, while Fujin, the god of wind, will adorn the Paralympic coin.
The coins are scheduled to be available at banking institutions across Japan from around next July, the same month in which the 2020 Olympics begin.-insidethegames
The Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower since June to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games were removed from the Parisian monument early on Friday morning, as confirmed by an AFP photographer. But the Paris City Hall intends to replace them with a more permanent structure until 2028.
The five-coloured rings, measuring 29 metres in length and 15 metres in height, were placed between the first and second levels of the iconic iron structure on 7 June.
According to Inside the Games publication, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants the Olympic symbol to continue decorating the monument until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
But the descendants of the tower’s creator, Gustave Eiffel are opposing the move. They are insisting that the Olympic rings are aesthetically in conflict with the concept and design of the Tower.
The 30-tonne rings initially installed on the Eiffel Tower were also not designed to withstand winter weather conditions.
Olympics
Despite Egypt winning 3 medals at Paris Olympics, President Al-Sisi orders sports system overhaul
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered a comprehensive evaluation of sports federations that participatedat the Paris Olympic Games, following a mission report submitted by the country’s sports minister.
The mandate includes a thorough expenditure check and a performance review to better highlight areas of improvement and fund allocation in future Games.
Additionally, the president plans to take necessary measures against federations —such as limiting funds— that had negative results in the Paris Games.
Egypt’s participation in sports where it lacks a competitive advantage will also be limited, as the president aims to direct resources to promising athletes to ensure optimal results. The president also aims to reduce administrative and technical staff within Olympic delegations and task relevant ministries with preparing future Olympic athletes.
Al-Sisi’s Olympic overhaul is to be presented to the cabinet for approval and urged the government to prioritise amending the sports law for the House of Representatives for review.
Egypt took home a total of three medals in the Summer Games. Ahmed El-Gendy triumphed in modern pentathlon, Sara Samir claimed the silver in weightlifting, and 21-year-old fencer Mohamed El-Sayed earned the bronze.
-Insidethegames
Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Some 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and 2.5 million for the Paralympics, which end on Sunday.
In 2012, London organisers set the record for the Paralympics with 2.7 million tickets sold but only 8.2 million were sold for the Olympics.
-Reuters
NFF Communication director unfolds 20 Points of a 20-hour ordeal on Libyan soil
African football legends, Adebayor and Aubameyang condemn Libya’s treatment of Super Eagles
BREAKING! CAF wades into the Libya-Nigeria Airport episode
Breaking! Uzoho suspended from Super Eagles’ next match with Sierra Leone
No longer Super League as CAF changes name of its new clubs competition
AIU releases its report on Tobi Amusan
-
Uncategorized1 week ago
Players boycott Libyan national team
-
AFCON5 days ago
Billiat’s penalty seals Zimbabwe’s 1-0 win over Namibia
-
AFCON1 week ago
Eguavoen unfolds Super Eagles’ squad for back-to-back duel with Libya
-
AFCON7 days ago
Facts & Figures as AFCON 2025 qualifiers enter Matchday 3
-
AFCON6 days ago
AFCON 2025 in Morocco: Everything you need to know
-
AFCON5 days ago
Libya’s captain, Faisal Al-Badri alleges poor treatment in Nigeria
-
Uncategorized7 days ago
CAF compels Kwasi Appiah to step down from Ghana FA
-
Uncategorized1 week ago
Fastest World Cup final scorer is dead!