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In the city that seems eternally on time.
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Where tradition meets technology.
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They're as good as ready for the biggest ever Olympics.
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Welcome to Tokyo.
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We should say, welcome back.
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Tokyo held the games in 1964.
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The first in Asia.
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Now, that Olympic stadium has been demolished and rebuilt for this second of three Asian Olympic games in a row.
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History will be made again next year.
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A record 339 medal events 33 sports
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include five new events, including three that target a younger, more extreme audience.
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Surfing, Olympic rock climbing, and skateboarding will make their debut in Tokyo.
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The Olympics is a year away.
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Will you win gold?
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Yes.
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Of course, swimming and gymnastics will once again take center stage, with Americans leading the way.
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This has been her destiny.
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This is a giant stadium.
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This isn't San Francisco.
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America's national pastime is this country's favorite sport.
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If Olympic baseball is anything like this, you guys are in for a treat.
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This will be the boxing venue.
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Renewal, recycling, combining old and new.
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This arena neatly symbolizes the hopes of 2020.
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It is the Tokyo, home of Japan's historic national sport.
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That's right.
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Sumo wrestling.
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Watch out for the premiere of Olympic karate, too.
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At Tokyo's clubs, they're predicting a gold medal.
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Medals which will be made from old electronics, including recycled phones and laptops.
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And Tokyo's newest technology will be on show.
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This cyborg style frame, helping officials lift heavy Olympic weights.
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"Got anything you need lifting, Kyle? OK, so, some camera gear."
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"Here we go!"
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"Oh, yeah!"
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This time of year, Tokyo gets hot.
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It's going to be like holding an Olympics in New Orleans.
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I have never been to New Orleans so...
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In the summer, it's hot and humid.
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This time next summer, the games of the 32nd Olympiad will be getting under way, as the Olympic spotlight once again turns to Tokyo.