About the Games
The IOC, IPC and Tokyo 2020 have begun publishing the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks - starting with Athletes and Officials - with 38 days remaining until the start of the Games in 2021.
The IOC, IPC and Tokyo 2020 have today (15 June) begun publishing the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks.
The Playbooks - comprehensive guidelines that detail the overall countermeasures being put in place for the Games - provide extensive details for each key stakeholder group to help them complete their preparations for travelling to and arriving in Japan, their time at the Games, and departure from Tokyo.
They form the basis of the game plan to ensure all Olympic and Paralympic Games participants and the people of Japan stay safe and healthy this summer and have been developed jointly by Tokyo 2020, the IOC and the IPC in close collaboration with the Government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The guidelines are based on the extensive work of the All Partners Task Force, which includes the World Health Organisation, scientific experts and organisations from across the world and build upon the experience of International Federations and other sports organisers, who have delivered more than 430 major sports events since September 2020 with the participation of over 54,000 athletes. All of these events were held safely for the participants and the local population. Amongst them were six international events in Japan in the month of May 2021.
“The top priority of the Tokyo 2020 Games is safety, and the Playbooks are key to that objective,” said Tokyo 2020 Main Operations Centre Chief NAKAMURA Hidemasa. “We have left no stone unturned in the preparation of this third edition, consulting extensively with experts in medicine, health and sport to formulate detailed and comprehensive safety measures in every aspect of the Games. From the outset, the development process has been collaborative and transparent, allowing us to refine all measures to the fullest extent.
“Everyone taking part in the Games wants to see that they are a success, and we know that all participants coming to Japan to will arrive with a commitment to upholding the measures in the Playbooks and helping to ensure the safety of both their fellow participants and the people of Japan. I am confident that with everyone's cooperation these Playbooks will have laid the foundation for safe and secure Games.”
Speaking after the launch of the Athletes and Officials Playbook, IOC Olympic Games Executive Director, Christophe Dubi, said: “The Playbooks are the result of over a year’s close collaboration with leading scientific experts and institutions, sports organisations and our partners in Japan. We have also engaged with experts, who have subsequently commented on previous versions of the Playbooks. Now everyone knows the rules. It is crucial that the measures outlined in the Playbooks will be respected in order to make the Games safe and secure for all Games participants, and the people of Japan.”
Colleen Wrenn, the IPC’s Chief Paralympic Games Delivery Officer, said: “After 15 months of detailed planning, involving a colossal team effort like no other seen in world sport, we are in a position to publish the third versions of the Playbooks for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Since the postponement of the Games, thousands of hours of work, involving the world’s best minds from sport and health, have evaluated every single aspect of the Games and developed appropriate countermeasures to ensure they can take place safely, protecting all stakeholders and the Japanese people. With the Playbooks now ready, we will continue to work with our stakeholders so they fully understand the role and responsibilities they have for safe Games.”
The Playbooks
Athletes and Officials
Broadcasters, Press - To be published 16 June
Marketing Partners, International Federations - to be published 18 June
Olympic Family and Workforce - to be published 22 June