Yamato Holdings unveiled as Tokyo 2020 partner

Transport company Yamato Holdings has been unveiled as the latest official partner of the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic Games.

Yamato Holdings will serve in the ‘logistics services’ category following the deal with the Games’ organising committee.

Tokyo 2020 now has a total of 17 partners, including four official partners, the second domestic tier of the Games’ sponsorship programme.

Masaki Yamauchi, president and representative director of Yamato Holdings, said: “Yamato Holdings is pursuing a ‘value networking’ design that will develop logistics into a means of generating value, and our unique high value-added logistics services will support the smooth hosting of the Games and help make the Tokyo 2020 Games the best ever.”