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What sports is Tokyo famous?

Tokyo is a major center for sports in Japan. Its professional sports teams compete in baseball, football (soccer), sumo and basketball. It hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Tokyo is a major center for sports in Japan. Its professional sports teams compete in baseball, football (soccer), sumo and basketball. It hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Overview [ edit ]

Two professional baseball clubs make their home in Tokyo. They are the Yakult Swallows (at Meiji-Jingu Stadium) and Yomiuri Giants (at Tokyo Dome The Japan Sumo Association is also headquartered in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan sumo arena where three official sumo tournaments are held annually (in January, May, and September). Football clubs in Tokyo include FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, both of which play at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu. Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. National Stadium, also known as Olympic Stadium, Tokyo is host to a number of international sporting events. With a number of world-class sports venues, Tokyo often hosts national and international sporting events such as tennis tournaments, swim meets, marathons, American futbol exhibition games, judo, and karate. In 2013, Tokyo was announced as the host of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, in Sendagaya, Shibuya, is a large sports complex that includes pools, training rooms, and a large indoor arena. Tokyo hosted the official 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship and was one of the host cities for the 1998, 2006 and 2010 editions. Further, it hosted the official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men and the official 1982 Asian Basketball Championship for Women.

Sports teams in Tokyo [ edit ]

Baseball [ edit ]

Basketball [ edit ]

Volleyball [ edit ]

Rugby [ edit ]

Tennis [ edit ]

Tokyo hosts one of the ten prestigious Tier I tournaments on the women's tennis tour (WTA) and it takes place in September after the US Open. Tokyo also hosts a tennis event on the men's ATP tour.

Olympics [ edit ]

Tokyo was scheduled to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, until they were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. The city subsequently hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, which was the first time the Olympic Games were held in Asia. On September 7, 2013, Tokyo was elected as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was the first Asian city to host the Olympics twice.[2]

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What sport has the most skill?

Top Ranked Skill Sports Ranking Sport Rating 1 Tenpin Bowling 87.4 2 Swimming (200m Free) 86.9 3 Weightlifting 86.2 4 Water Polo 85.8 6 more rows

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Top Ranked Skill Sports

Which sports are rated highest for skill - the specific skill set and technique required to be successful? This list is based on the ratings of the factors of success considered most important by visitors to this website. Tenpin Bowling and swimming were considered the sports requiring the most skill. The ratings are still being recorded (this list is from December 2019), so the list order may change over time. Although over 50 of the world's major sports have been analyzed, there may be others that were not included and could also be ranked highly too.

You can add your own rating for sports.

Ranking Sport Rating 1 Tenpin Bowling 87.4 2 Swimming (200m Free) 86.9 3 Weightlifting 86.2 4 Water Polo 85.8 5 Gymnastics 85.2 6 Lawn Bowls 85.1 7 Fencing 85.0 8 Martial Arts 85.0 9 Golf 85.0 10 Field Hockey 83.9

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