GO GB 2020 | Tokyo 2020 Team GB & ParalympicsGB Preparation Camp

2018.10.15

Hosting of Team GB, British Olympic Association Preparation Camp Seminar Series (For Keio University students, faculty and administrative staff)

2018.09.20

Support Great Britain’s Paralympians at Yokohama International Pool! British Paralympians will compete at the 2018 Japan Para Swimming Championships!

2018.09.18

A PR event for the British Olympic Team’s preparation camp held during “Shaun the Sheep × Tap Dance Show,” part of Dance Dance Dance @ YOKOHAMA 2018!

2018.08.25

GO GB 2020’ booth at Kawa Para 2018 event in Kawasaki City

2018.08.05

Support Stage for the British Olympic Preparation Camp, an event held to mark two years until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics!

2018.07.12

British lunch event at public nursery schools in Kawasaki City

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Yokohama City, Kawasaki City and Keio University will host the pre-Games preparation camps of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
“Friends of Great Britain” is comprised of these three hosts. Various events will be rolled out as part of the Japanese public and Keio student’s support for the British teams, under the “GO GB” slogan.

What are pre-Games preparation camps?

Pre-Games preparation camps are intended to allow competitors from the respective countries taking part in the Olympic and Paralympic Games to accustom to the time difference and acclimatize to the weather as well as to fine-tune in advance of the main competition. Rather than being hosted by a particular city they are implemented by the country as a whole and with neighboring countries.

GO GBは次の団体・組織に支援されています：TEAM GB, ParalympicsGB, 川崎市, Keio University, 横浜市

The GO GB Timeline

20 January 2016

Final selection of Yokohama City, Kawasaki City and Keio University as the locations for the pre-Games preparation camps of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!
8 February 2016

Conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding between the British Olympic Association and the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City and Keio University
21 March 2017

Conclusion of individual contracts between the British Olympic Association and Yokohama City, Kawasaki City and Keio University
24 May 2018

Conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding between the British Paralympic Association and Yokohama City, Kawasaki City and Keio University
July 2020

Arrival of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams at the pre-Games preparation camps
24 July 2020

Start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
25 August 2020

Start of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Messages from the three hosts

In 2020, top British athletes from various sports will make their way to sporting facilities in Yokohama City, in Kawasaki City, and at Keio University.
The pre-Games preparation camps are vital for these athletes to put the finishing touches to their tireless training so that they perform to their full potential at Tokyo 2020. We too are working together with all our might to ensure that the competitor’s preparations and their performances are at their optimum levels.
These pre-Games preparation camps are also a chance to have people from around the globe, and in particular the people of Great Britain, learn about our country, our city and our university. They also represent an unprecedented chance for each and every member of the Japanese public and for all Keio students to forge new encounters and interactions.
Our slogan is “GO GB”. We will all support the British Olympic and Paralympic teams in our capacity as the “Friends of Great Britain”. We hope that you will join us on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Keio University