The Olympics ended with a bang this year. Defying all odds, three women became the redeemers for India at the Rio Olympics as the country concluded its campaign. PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, and Dipa Karmakar became the Indian heroes as they earned those medals at the game.
The Olympics which concluded in Rio on Sunday had its moments of extreme highs and lows amid spectacular highlights. One such high-point of the games came at its closing ceremony ¨C Japan¡¯s Prime Minister dressed as Super Mario, rising out of a huge green pipe in the stadium.
The ceremony, watched by millions around the world, ended with a lot of dramatic events and this brings us closer towards the fascination for the next games in 2020. So, here¡¯s everything we know about it so far.
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The games are planned to be held from 24th July to 9th August in 2020. However, the timings, this time, will be way friendlier. Surprisingly, one can¡¯t buy tickets as of yet.
The average cost for a ticket during this event will be around ?54 (INR 4776) according to a Japanese newspaper. On the other hand, the entry to the show will be a little expensive, varying between ?191 (INR 16890) and ?1,147 (INR 101419).
A lot of sports enthusiasts believe that Rio was our last chance to watch the game played by prodigies sprinter Usain Bolt, swimmer Michael Phelps, cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins and Jessica Ennis-Hill.
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As for the games, The International Olympic Committee confirmed that there will be 5 new sports at the 2020 Summer Games. The existing list of 39 games will be extended to baseball, climbing, karate, skateboarding and surfing. Sadly netball, squash and snooker couldn¡¯t make it this time.
Neither bridge nor chess has been accepted as part of the Olympic pantheon of sports for 2020.
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In the midst of learning about the new games and promising players, one mustn¡¯t forget that it's Japan - a leader in robotic technology - that is hosting the games. Japan has already prepared an army of these extremely smart robots ready to be used at the time of the opening ceremony. The robots will be able to help visitors in finding directions, transportation, and even translation of language.
And this is not it. Visitors should look forward to autonomous taxis, algae-fueled airlines, hydrogen powered villages, artificial meteor shower, super speed maglev trains, and 5G wireless connection.