Tokyo set for an Olympics like no other

By Chris Lehourites
Updated July 21 2021 - 10:20am, first published 10:15am
Jesse Owens wins the 100m at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin in equal world record time.
Jesse Owens wins the 100m at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin in equal world record time.

The Tokyo Games will surely be a unique Olympics - the global sporting event that has persevered through wars, boycotts and now a pandemic over its 125-year modern history.

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