Tokyo unveils heat-busting stadium ahead of Olympics
22 December 2019 |
8:32 am
Tokyo formally unveils its 60,000-seater main Olympic Stadium, more than seven months before the 2020 Opening Ceremony -- with a host of special features to beat the feared heat.
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