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TOKYO, JAPAN : Aerial view of New National Stadium, fully completed main stadium for Olympic Summer Games 2020 at sunset, skyscrapers skyline of modern district Shinjuku in background.

New National Stadium (新国立競技場, Shin kokuritsu kyōgijō) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium will serve as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the venue for track and field events at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics. The stadium has a capacity of 68,000.

Demolition of the old National Stadium was completed in May 2015, allowing for the construction of the new stadium to begin on 11 December 2016.

The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe, who announced a rebid after a public outcry because of increased building costs. As a result, the new design was not ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally intended. A new design created by architect Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to replace the original design, which was completed on 30 November 2019.