Tokyo 2020
The assignment: Cover the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Client: Sports Illustrated
Laundry: Once a week using the hotel washer
Food: 7-Eleven next to the hotel
Transportation: Media Buses at 4am with the WiFi to edit and transmit on the go
Events: 1 to 3 a day depending on location, transport times
Gear: All Nikon, One Pelican and a backpack
Food: Left over from previous 7-Eleven pickup
Yuto Horigome, Japan. Skateboard Street Gold
Men’s Gymnastics, Ariake Arena
Men’s Triathlon, Odaiba Marine Park
Softball, Yokohama Baseball Stadium
Men’s Synchro Platform Diving, Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia of Team Venezuela, Tokyo International Forum
April Ross & Alix Klineman, gold medal, womens beach volleyball at Shiozake Park
“The concept of the costume combines a ‘new formal wear style’ suited for a modern-day sport festival with techniques used in traditional Japanese clothing such as ‘kasane’ (layering), ‘ori’ (folding), ‘musubi’ (tying), and ‘some’ (dyeing). At the same time, the costume adopts western functionality such as measures against heat. Embracing the diversity of the volunteers serving as escorts and tray bearers, who carry the medals and gifts on the tray, the costume comes in a dress or a trouser suit and the volunteers are free to choose which style they wish to wear. The uniform is made of state-of-the-art sustainable material that aims to fulfil SDG goals. The medal tray adopts a traditional fan motif and is made of sustainable recycled ABS material. Both the costume and the tray are designed and produced by an up-and-coming fashion director, YAMAGUCHI Sota.” - IOC/Tokyo 2020
Judo, Mens 100kg+ finals at Nippon Budokan.
Top right, bottom left: Teddy Riner of France after winning his fourth Olympic medal in individuals. Ten World Championships gold medals, the first and only judoka (male or female) to do so, and five total Olympic medals (four individual, one team).
Equestrian Park, 1964 Olympic legacy venue
Men’s Trampoline, Ariake Arena
Golf, Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan
Athletics, Olympic Stadium
Cycling, Izu Velodrome, Izu, Japan
Women’s Marathon Swim, Odaiba Marine Park
Women’s Diving, Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Artistic Swim, Tokyo Aquatics Centre
The volunteers. Haven’t worked any event over the years with so many busting ass to make this games happen, add a global pandemic as well. What a team effort. Everyone there would try their best to help the media, athletes with anything.
Thank you for looking. The lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Games was a bit stressful with numerous (expensive) tests, forms, apps that needed to be taken care of before even boarding the flight over. Some were denied boarding or sent back home after landing in Tokyo.
Many involved to make this happen for myself. The SI crew, Nikon, and of course, 7-eleven.