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Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics
Tokyo, Japan – 2021-07-23
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Request for Rollback

Can I request that this page is rolled back to this version? Recent additions have been made on reported speculation, but hasn't been confirmed by the IOC or by the Japanese Government. I don't think we can confirm that it has been canceled until the press conference of the next IOC meeting on 27 January 2021.

I could undo the semi-protected post since, but it might be worth just requesting a rollback from an Admin. Lama12 (talk) 03:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC) Edits by Lama12 (talk) 03:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updating side articles

I tried to update all articles about the 2020 Summer Olympics that don't say it was postponed to 2021. I did about 70 of them. Maybe someone else could work on the remainder? Gale Peterson (talk) 23:47, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for addressing this issue Gale, but you do realise you will have to do it all again when the inevitable cancellation is announced (which is only a matter of time)!? I will be happy to help you with this when things are settled and we know what's going on... I was extremely tempted to throw in a profanity here (about the virus) but I don't want to invoke the ire of the admins! Rodney Baggins (talk) 08:48, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I thought of that. Thanks for offering to help if it has to be updated. I hope it's not postponed again so we won't need to! Gale Peterson (talk) 19:18, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Just make {{2020 Summer Olympics fate}} with general text and insert that in articles. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:12, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That would be great. But I'm not good at making templates. Maybe somebody else could? Gale Peterson (talk) 03:56, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I just made a template for you and inserted it into Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification, if you want to have a look. When the inevitable cancellation comes, the template will need to be reworded. Might work. Rodney Baggins (talk) 09:27, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
A reference should be part of the template to support whatever the template says at the time, and not come after it like in [1]. I will add the template to the articles with AWB. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:39, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So I can just use Template:2020 Summer Olympics fate? That's great thank you for making my correction a template! Gale Peterson (talk) 20:15, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I tried it and it worked! That's a great way to do it. That way if it gets postponed again we can just change the template, so much easier. I'll do that from now on. Gale Peterson (talk) 20:40, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No probs (it was PrimeHunter's idea). But you only need to put {{2020 Summer Olympics fate}} not {{Template:2020 Summer Olympics fate}}. It does the same thing. Cheers, Rodney Baggins (talk) 20:53, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks I'll do that! Gale Peterson (talk) 17:46, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

New rumor

Google News reveals that it has been proposed that the Olympics move from Tokyo to Florida (without revealing a city.) Is this rumor true?? Georgia guy (talk) 02:02, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I just saw that. It's true Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis' is pitching for a move to Florida if Tokyo backs out. But that's a great big if. Gale Peterson (talk) 03:54, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Load of old baloney. AS IF the IOC would allow that!!! Rodney Baggins (talk) 09:32, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I heard that Florida sent IOC for moving cites of Olympic. It has been broadcast in South Korea news channel JTBC. -- Wendylove (talk) 01:33, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's on the news in several places. Is that worth adding to the article? Gale Peterson (talk) 23:46, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
NO. Rodney Baggins (talk) 09:30, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Adding to Baggins point, the IOC stated in their most recent press conference that the plan is to go ahead with the games in Tokyo and made it clear that they do not have any plans to move or to postpone again (i.e. if they cannot deliver they will cancel the games.) [2] Lama12 (talk) 14:13, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I wish COVID-19 was over and we could go back to normal. Gale Peterson (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
COVID is much more prevalent in Florida than it is in Tokyo, so there is no way they will do that. Spanneraol (talk) 21:00, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Nauru at the 2020 Summer Olympics" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Nauru at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 April 27#Nauru at the 2020 Summer Olympics until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:33, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Solomon Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Solomon Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 April 27#Solomon Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:33, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Venues

When exactly will Ariake Urban Sports Park be completed?Nate-Dawg921 (talk) 21:21, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and future Summer Olympics elsewhere

From the beginning of the "modern" Summer Olympics in 1896 C.E., they have been scheduled for the "wrong" years, as compared with the classical Olympic games in Olympia, Greece. All "modern" Summer Olympics have taken place ony year too early, compared with the ancient Olympiad reckoning. Most probably, Baron de Coubertin and his associates were unable to count, or else they would had started the "modern" Summer Olympics in 1897 C.E. instead. This year, the "First year of the 700th Olympiad" (or "Ol. 700.1") will begin on 22 July 2021 C.E. (11th day of the Attic month Hekatombaion), and the "modern" Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin just one day later, on 23 July 2021 C.E. [This reconstruction of the ancient date is based on the well-known assumptions that 1) all the Hellenic months begun - in principle - when the youngest Crescent New Moon was visible soon after sunset from Greece, 2) the classical Olympic games were held during five days around the Full Moon, from the 11th to the 15th day of the Hellenic lunar month, and 3) this "Olympic" Full Moon was always the second Full Moon after the Summer Solstice.] Now, the "International Olympic Committee" have a great opportunity to "put things right" and correct the wrong years of Baron de Coubertin, by simply for the future schedule every "modern" Summer Olympics for the Gregorian years congruent to 1 modulo 4 (i.e. the years 2025 C.E., 2029 C.E., 2033 C.E. 2037 C.E., 2041 C.E., 2045 C.E., and so on). In this way, the "modern" Summer Olympics will always begin at appoximately the same time as the ancient Olympic counting of years would have given as the beginning of the "First year of the Nth Olympiad". And now, when we are approaching the 700th Olympiad, let the "Olympic time" be set "right" again with "modern" Summer Olympics occurring in the "right" years; do not let us wait until the 800th Olympiad! /Erik Ljungstrand (Sweden)

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