Why everyone’s talking about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

There’s one year to go until the start of the summer games in Japan

The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been unveiled
The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been unveiled 
(Image credit: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images)

The one year countdown has begun for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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