• Tokyo’s National Stadium was designed by architect Kengo Kuma, who was awarded the tender after the original proposal by U.K.-based architect Zaha Hadid was scrapped in July 2015 after public outcry over its enormous size and price tag. | REUTERS
    Tokyo’s National Stadium was designed by architect Kengo Kuma, who was awarded the tender after the original proposal by U.K.-based architect Zaha Hadid was scrapped in July 2015 after public outcry over its enormous size and price tag. | REUTERS
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Every Olympics has its twists and turns leading up to the opening ceremony.

It has been an exceptionally tumultuous ride for Tokyo 2020, however, as organizers grappled with numerous scandals, including ballooning expenses, accusations of plagiarism and bribery as well as high-profile gaffes, topped off by a once-in-a-century global pandemic forcing an unprecedented one-year postponement of the games.

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