Summer Olympics 2020 in Tokyo: What Are the Big Names?

Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympics in 2020, and it is going to be great! Japan has always been great at hosting big sports events, and many believe that the upcoming Olympics will be no exception. It will definitely overshadow the horse racing events coming up and the people who participate in them, so get ready for something wild! We can’t help but wonder what kind of ceremony they are preparing. It’s definitely going to be something spectacular that will include Japanese precision all the way.

However, what makes every Olympics outstanding are athletes. Let’s take a look at some of them who are bound to make history! Read on!

Simone Biles

Simone Biles is competing in artistic gymnastics, and many sports lovers (especially those who are into gymnastics) believe that she is one of the biggest names of this sport. She took part in Rio 2016 and managed to win a total of five medals — one bronze and four gold. So, if you decide to use your Betting Bonus Nigeria to bet on this guy, it would probably prove to be the right decision.

This American gymnast has been resting for 18 months and has now entered the turbo mode, preparing for the upcoming Olympics. She has but one goal in her mind, and that is to get five more medals in Tokyo. When it comes to female gymnastics, Larys Larynina, a legendary Soviet athlete, is still #1, holding a record of a total of nine medals in this sport. However, Biles looks like she could break that record next year!

LeBron James

Putting LeBron James on the list of “big” names is a bit funny, isn’t it? The legendary basketball player has been big for more than a decade, breaking all sorts of records. However, one of the records set by his friend and colleague Carmelo Anthony is still on James to break (or at least match). 

Anthony won a total of three gold medals and one bronze in men’s basketball, while Le Bron James has two gold medals and one bronze. In other words, the USA will have to win the Olympic games in men’s basketball one more time so that James can write another page of the Olympics history.

Allyson Felix

Athletics is often regarded as the most important sport in the Summer Olympics, and Allyson Felix has become one of the names you can instantly connect to. At the moment, she has a total of six gold and three silver medals. She appeared at the Summer Olympics in Athens in 2004 for the first time, which was almost fifteen years ago!

However, she wants to return once again and break more records in running. Felix has been running all sorts of track events, and has been dominating the running competitions for more than a decade!

Kaori Icho

Icho debuted back in 2004 and immediately won a gold medal in women’s wrestling in the -63 kg division. The wrestler from Japan repeated the same thing again, and again, and again. In other words, she won a gold medal in Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. Now, Icho prepares for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she will have an amazing opportunity to demonstrate her skills by wrestling on the home ground.

In other words, Icho is a serious candidate for winning yet another Olympic gold medal, making her the GOAT of this sport.

There are many other sports that are a part of the Summer Olympics, and you should definitely check them out along with participating athletes. Many are experienced in Olympics competitions, and some of them have great scores. The four ones on this list are definitely the most important athletes you should pay attention to once the competitions start, as many people believe they will make history. Will the world get the next Usain Bolt?