Performers participating in festival costumes of Tohoku region of Northeast Japan during the opening event for the new National Stadium on Saturday (Dec 21). The stadium is the main venue for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next August. - AFP
TOKYO: Usain Bolt may not be competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but he took a star turn Saturday (Dec 21) in the inauguration of the new National Stadium, seven months before the Opening Ceremony.
The retired Jamaican sprint superstar jogged 200m around the track in an exhibition relay race alongside paralympic athletes, in the first public event at the 60,000-seater stadium.
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