The Olympic Games are returning in 2020 and this time they’re heading to the metropolitan capital of Japan: Tokyo.

The old stadium, which was used for music and sports events, was destroyed in May 2015, and the new stadium, dubbed the New National Stadium, is under construction now. It is scheduled to be complete in November 2019 and will cost 150 billion yen (£825m) to build.

There will be a ban on smoking and vaping at the games and the medals will be made from electronic waste! The theme for the torch relay this year is ‘Hope Lights Our Way’. It will go through all 47 prefectures (sort of like counties) of Japan, starting in Fukushima (the centre of the country). The relay starts on 26th March 2019.

There will also be a focus on sustainability during the games, like the medals being made from old phones and promoting a ‘zero wasting’ future.

These games are said to be the most innovative yet!

By Izzy, Year 7