Ever since Tokyo was selected in July 2022 to host the 20th World Athletics Championships this year, I have been excited about it and began my preparation for it two years ago by going to see my first ever track and field event in Yokohama. That was followed by a Japanese competition at the National Stadium just a couple of months ago. Both gave me a good idea of what it was actually like to see the sport in the flesh but they really were just warm-up competitions for the main event.
The World Athletics Championships have given the public a second chance to actually see some top-level athletes compete in the Japanese capital after the ill-fated Tokyo 2020 Olympics which were delayed by a year with spectators also not being allowed in due to the global pandemic of the time.
Tokyo being given the World Athletics Championships may have seemed like something of a consolation to try and make ammends for Continue reading
Tokyo Fox (東京狐) 