Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Most challenging' Summer Games declared closed – Firstpost
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Most challenging' Summer Games declared closed – Firstpost

Firstpost  

It marked a low-key end to an extraordinary Olympics that have mostly played out in empty venues with only athletes, team officials and media present. The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed by IOC chief Thomas Bach on Sunday, ending the “most challenging Olympic journey” after a year’s pandemic delay and threats of cancellation. Bach called them “unprecedented Olympic Games” as he addressed the 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium, which was bereft of fans as Japan battles to contain a record coronavirus outbreak. “And now I have to mark the end of this most challenging Olympic journey to Tokyo: I declare the Games of the 32nd Olympiad closed,” he added. Bach has described how the IOC considered cancelling the Olympics and claiming the costs on its insurance policy but said officials ploughed ahead with holding the Games “for the athletes”.

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Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Firstpost  

As a final act before legally dissolving the organising committee on 30 June, president Seiko Hashimoto and CEO Toshiro Muto said the price tag for the Tokyo Games was $13 billion — almost 60 per cent public money. Organisers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think …

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later

News 18  

The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation," David Leheny, a political scientist at Japan’s Waseda …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation,” David Leheny, a political scientist at …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan's …

Olympics set off in new direction after surprise success Tokyo 2020
2 years, 11 months ago

Olympics set off in new direction after surprise success Tokyo 2020

The Independent  

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Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers

The Hindu  

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. "The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised," explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while the …

Hospitalisations During Tokyo 2020 Olympics Higher Than Initially Reported, Say Organisers
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitalisations During Tokyo 2020 Olympics Higher Than Initially Reported, Say Organisers

News 18  

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. “The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised,” explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while …

Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’
3 years, 2 months ago

Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — At a U.N. General Assembly meeting packed with global gloom, Japan’s outgoing leader highlighted what he cast as a moment of inspiration: the Tokyo Olympics, controversially held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. “While humanity has been faced with immeasurable hardships, the Tokyo 2020 Games proved to be a symbol of global unity among people around …

Olympics review: The highs, lows and controversies of Tokyo 2020
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympics review: The highs, lows and controversies of Tokyo 2020

Al Jazeera  

The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics witnessed glory, despair and controversy, all under the shadow of the COVID pandemic. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a shock men’s 100 metres gold, the first time someone other than the retired Jamaican legend Usain Bolt win the Olympic event since 2004. Italy’s 4×100-metre sprint relay team, including Jacobs, went on to triumph in another …

Historic Olympics come to a remarkable end at Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus
3 years, 4 months ago

Historic Olympics come to a remarkable end at Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics, held during a raging pandemic, drew the curtains down on Sunday. Scores of people gathered around the Tokyo Olympic Stadium hours before the closing ceremony to witness the spectacle from the perimeters. On the other side of the road, under the magnificent wooden roof of the stadium, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach thanked the Japanese authorities …

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end
3 years, 4 months ago

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

Associated Press  

TOKYO — It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. A rollicking closing ceremony with the theme “Worlds We Share” — an optimistic but ironic notion at this human moment — featured everything from stunt bikes to intricate light shows as it tried to convey a “celebratory and liberating atmosphere” for athletes after a tense two weeks. Even Thomas …

A challenging and resilient Games successfully draws to a close
3 years, 4 months ago

A challenging and resilient Games successfully draws to a close

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics, held during a raging pandemic, drew the curtains down on Sunday. Scores of people gathered around the Tokyo Olympic Stadium hours before the closing ceremony to witness the spectacle from the perimeters. On the other side of the road, under the magnificent wooden roof of the stadium, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach thanked the Japanese authorities …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony Highlights: IOC chief Thomas Bach declares 32nd Olympics closed
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony Highlights: IOC chief Thomas Bach declares 32nd Olympics closed

Firstpost  

6:35 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee head Hashimoto Seiko takes the stage now… She starts off by giving tribute to the people who made Toko 2020 Games possible. Full text of speech: “In the presence of His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, I hereby extend my greetings to you at the closing of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Closing ceremony, medals and results on August 8
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Closing ceremony, medals and results on August 8

CNN  

Fireworks explode over Tokyo's National Stadium during the Olympics' closing ceremony on August 8, 2021. Now remembered as an event that brought live Olympics sports to the world, Fujita told CNN how thrilling it had been to witness competitions on the magic box as Japan’s economy boomed. Now that I’m retired, I’d been looking forward to enjoying the Olympic atmosphere …

Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv
3 years, 4 months ago

Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Every two years, when an Olympics convenes, its organizers harness billions of dollars to make sure the entire affair is tightly, carefully scripted, clearing the way for one realm — and one realm only — to be genuinely unpredictable: the athletes’ performances and, by extension, the results of the events in which they compete. It was delayed by …

Tokyo’s closing ceremony ends pandemic Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo’s closing ceremony ends pandemic Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony on Sunday that echoed the restraint of the games that played out without spectators and were defined and transformed by the global pandemic, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil. Organisers said the scene was meant so they could “experience Tokyo”, a poignant nod to the fact that many spent their time at …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end with fittingly strange, poignant closing ceremony
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end with fittingly strange, poignant closing ceremony

The Telegraph  

Bach can be insufferably grandiose at times, but his core message about the electrifying power of sport was hard to dispute. And while you may not have heard the roar of the crowd in Tokyo, every one of you has given us a reason to cheer back home – in living rooms, pubs, parks and offices across the land.” The …

August 6 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 4 months ago

August 6 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

There’s still plenty of competition left as the Olympics head into their final weekend. The Olympic body said it decided to remove the two coaches to safeguard “the wellbeing of the athletes of the NOC of Belarus who are still in Tokyo and as a provisional measure.” Hasan’s quest continues: Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands will go for her second …

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo

ABC  

The Olympic Games has survived world wars, a terrorist attack and cold war boycotts. Before the Tokyo 2020 Games began, a year later than originally planned, there were major doubts the International Olympic Committee could pull off the world's biggest sporting event in the middle of a global pandemic in a country that overwhelmingly did not want the Games to …

Medals not be all and end all of Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Medals not be all and end all of Games

China Daily  

Fireworks illuminate the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2021. After being deferred for a year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was finally declared open at the opening ceremony on July 23, but without spectators. Inspired by the ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, …

Medals not be all and end all of Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Medals not be all and end all of Games

China Daily  

Fireworks illuminate the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2021. After being deferred for a year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was finally declared open at the opening ceremony on July 23, but without spectators. Inspired by the ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 21 new COVID-19 cases related to Games reported, no athletes among them
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 21 new COVID-19 cases related to Games reported, no athletes among them

Firstpost  

The cumulative COVID-19 cases related to the Games now stand at 241. Tokyo: Twenty-one new COVID-19 cases related to the Olympics were reported by the organisers on Saturday, none of them athletes, amid surging infections in the host city. On Friday, the organisers had announced 27 new COVID-19 cases linked with the Olympics, including three athletes, the highest daily count …

Tokyo 2020 Games open with ceremony short on schmaltz and heavy on symbolism
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Games open with ceremony short on schmaltz and heavy on symbolism

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Top news of the day: Tokyo Olympics begin with muted opening ceremony and empty stadium; Government says no fixed timeline to complete COVID-19 vaccination, and more
3 years, 5 months ago

Top news of the day: Tokyo Olympics begin with muted opening ceremony and empty stadium; Government says no fixed timeline to complete COVID-19 vaccination, and more

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympics | Tokyo Olympics begins with no-frills opening ceremony Thy sky over the National Stadium in Tokyo exploded in indigo and white as fireworks marked the start of the opening ceremony for the Olympics, celebrating the world’s best athletes set to compete amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination is an ongoing and a dynamic process, and therefore, a fixed timeline …

Olympic Games, Tokyo-style: The pandemic era, in miniature
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Games, Tokyo-style: The pandemic era, in miniature

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Ghostly airports, devoid of bustle. “We are living in a very fragile world, and therefore we have to react to this.” For those who have watched the pandemic unfold across the world during the past 18 months — and who among us hasn’t? And the deep desire of some in Japan — in the face of significant public …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games linked COVID-19 cases go past 100, organisers announce 19 new cases
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games linked COVID-19 cases go past 100, organisers announce 19 new cases

Firstpost  

The total number of cases directly linked to the Games stood at 106 on Friday with 11 of them athletes. Tokyo: The COVID-19 cases associated with the Olympic Games breached the 100-mark on Friday with the announcement of 19 new infections and the Czech contingent seemed among the worst hit after a fourth athlete – road cyclist Michal Schlegel – …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World’s greatest party comes to town, but the hosts are not invited
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World’s greatest party comes to town, but the hosts are not invited

Firstpost  

For the host city, just as for the athletes, an Olympic Games is a culmination of a cycle of meticulous preparation. When Tokyo was awarded the Games in 2013, members of the Japan delegation openly wept, showing just how much these Games meant to them. When Japan won the bid to host the Tokyo Olympics, the government was quick to …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony highlights: Naomi Osaka lights up Olympic cauldron, Games begin officially
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony highlights: Naomi Osaka lights up Olympic cauldron, Games begin officially

Firstpost  

7:43 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Bach thanks athletes for their commitment and enthusiasm! What is true for the perseverance of the Japanese people is also true for you, my fellow Olympic athletes. You struggled, you persevered, you never gave up, and today you are making your Olympic dream come true. This is why, I would like to express my sincere …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: No fans, fewer athletes — Games set for unusual opening ceremony
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: No fans, fewer athletes — Games set for unusual opening ceremony

Firstpost  

Just 1,000 dignitaries will be present at the 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium for the traditional extravaganza, usually a time of celebration for the host nation. One of the strangest Olympics in history will get off to an equally unusual start when the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony takes place in front of thousands of empty seats on Friday. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito will …

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is all set to get underway in Japan's capital city on Friday morning with a scaled-down opening ceremony due to the Covid-19 restrictions A year's wait is finally going to end for sports fans all across the world but the nervousness and anxiety levels will still be very high as Tokyo 2020 kicks-off amid protests and …

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?
3 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?

LA Times  

Athletes are testing positive for the coronavirus, fans aren’t welcome, the Japanese are unhappy — but the powerbrokers insist the Games must go own. In May, as public opinion against the Tokyo Olympics surged along with COVID-19 cases in Japan, International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams uttered what could be the nine most terrifying words in the Olympic lexicon: “We …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes' participation in opening ceremony to be bare minimum, says IOA
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes' participation in opening ceremony to be bare minimum, says IOA

Firstpost  

Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta, who is in the city, said not many will be there keeping in mind the risk of infection. Tokyo: The participation of Indian athletes in the Olympic Games opening ceremony will be kept to a “bare minimum” in view of the COVID-19 threat, while only six officials from the contingent will be allowed …

Opening of Tokyo Olympics Will Be 'a Moment of Joy and Relief' Says IOC President
3 years, 5 months ago

Opening of Tokyo Olympics Will Be 'a Moment of Joy and Relief' Says IOC President

News 18  

The opening of Tokyo 2020 will be a moment of joy and relief, said the head of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday. With two days to the official opening of the 32nd Olympic Games, the president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, told reporters that when athletes will enter the stadium on Friday 23rd of July, it will be “a …

Tokyo 2020: Indian athletes battling Covid-19 scare and Olympics pressure at the Games village
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Indian athletes battling Covid-19 scare and Olympics pressure at the Games village

India Today  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics is set to get underway from Friday in what the head of the World Health Organization said was needed as ‘a celebration of hope’. Rising Covid-19 cases in host city Tokyo have cast a shadow over the world's largest sporting event, which is taking place largely without spectators. Olympics and Japanese officials have forged on …

Olympics: Tokyo gears up for opening ceremony amid Covid-19 crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tokyo gears up for opening ceremony amid Covid-19 crisis

India Today  

Tokyo reported nearly 1400 daily cases, which is the second highest daily tally in the last six months. Just two days before the opening ceremony, the Covid 19 threat looms large at the Tokyo games. Even with just two days left for the games, protests are held around Tokyo everyday demanding cancellation of the games. Though there will be no …

Tokyo Olympics: WHO Chief Says All Must Play Part to Beat COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: WHO Chief Says All Must Play Part to Beat COVID-19

News 18  

World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Tokyo Olympics Twitter message on Tuesday that COVID-19 can be defeated if all play their part. “Glad to be in Japan to address the International Olympics Committee,” Tedros said in his tweet. “May these Tokyo 2020 Olympics be a source of hope and unity to achieve vaccine equity and end …

Tokyo 2020: World should see safe Olympics, says Japan PM Suga
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: World should see safe Olympics, says Japan PM Suga

The Hindu  

The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials on Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games. READ| “The world is faced with great difficulties,” Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told International Olympic Committee members in a closed-door meeting at a five-star hotel in Tokyo, adding “we can bring success to …

How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before the Games start
3 years, 5 months ago

How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before the Games start

LA Times  

A worker disinfects a table tennis court at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Monday. At a news conference over the weekend, the president of the International Olympic Committee acknowledged that debate around the recently dubbed “Pandemic Games” has grown “more heated and more emotional.” “Many people feel under stress, they have to face uncertainty and then you react with some …

Olympics: IOC president Thomas Bach lauds medical workers, says Tokyo game sends a powerful message of peace
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: IOC president Thomas Bach lauds medical workers, says Tokyo game sends a powerful message of peace

India Today  

International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach on Tuesday lauded the health care workers and volunteers who made the Tokyo Olympics possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bach further said that the Tokyo Games would send a powerful message of "peace and solidarity". none of us could have ever imagined the unprecedented challenges we would face," Bach said at the opening of …

Two-thirds of Japanese doubt pandemic Olympics can be safe, says poll
3 years, 5 months ago

Two-thirds of Japanese doubt pandemic Olympics can be safe, says poll

The Hindu  

Two-thirds of people in Japan do not believe the country can host a safe and secure Olympics amid a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, according to a survey published by the Asahi newspaper just four days before the opening ceremony in Tokyo. FOLLOW OUR COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES As COVID-19 cases rise in Tokyo, which is under a fourth …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Inside the herculean and loss-making task that is hosting the Summer Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Inside the herculean and loss-making task that is hosting the Summer Games

Firstpost  

Summer Olympics, a quadrennial event, is the grandest sporting spectacle in the world. The Olympics are the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world: a competition where dreams are fulfilled and shattered, a quadrennial event that catches everyone’s frenzy. Despite the attention, they get with packed stadiums and billions of transfixed audiences across the world, they’ve never made financial sense. This …

Tokyo 2020: Spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed

The Hindu  

Whether it is sumo, or domestic basketball or baseball matches, Japanese fans have been filling the arenas in recent days leaving Olympic athletes wondering why they will be competing in front of empty stands at the Tokyo Olympics. "A state of emergency has been declared for Tokyo and on July 9 we saw the decision was to ban spectators," Olympic …

Tokyo 2020 sponsors withdraw TV advertising as local public sentiment turn against Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 sponsors withdraw TV advertising as local public sentiment turn against Olympics

India Today  

Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV commercials because of lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting a safe Games can be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported. COVID CASES Games officials on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 case among competitors in the athletes' village in Tokyo where 11,000 athletes are …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: First batch of Indian contingent reaches Japanese capital after rousing send-off
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: First batch of Indian contingent reaches Japanese capital after rousing send-off

Firstpost  

On Saturday night, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gave a formal send-off to the contingent at the Indira Gandhi Airport in New Delhi amid loud cheers, claps and plenty of good wishes. Tokyo: Excited and cautious in equal measure, the first batch of athletes from India’s Olympic contingent arrived in Tokyo on Sunday, clearing the exhaustive COVID-19 related protocols at the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympians navigate strict rules in Tokyo for once-in-a-lifetime experience
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympians navigate strict rules in Tokyo for once-in-a-lifetime experience

Firstpost  

The lengthy playbook — a guideline for a “safe and successful Games” — is filled with “cannots” and “do nots.” Slip-ups and their consequences range from warnings to fines to maybe even worse Sydney McLaughlin turns 22 three days after the final of the 400-meter hurdles, in which she might win Olympic gold and may even lower her current world …

Tokyo 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach gets emotional after meeting Olympics official in person
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach gets emotional after meeting Olympics official in person

India Today  

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, on Saturday said that finally meeting Tokyo Olympics officials after months of virtual contacts was an ‘emotional’ moment, less than a week before the start of the troubled Games. Bach addressed an IOC Executive Board meeting in Tokyo shortly before the first positive Covid-19 case was reported within the Olympic athletes' village. …

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic

The Hindu  

The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will create new "stars and legends" despite a one-year delay, fragmented preparations and the absence of fans in the stadiums, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. As cases rose, the government declared a new state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures last week and Olympics organisers announced no fans would be …

Tokyo 2020: Olympic athletes to wear own medals at ceremonies
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Olympic athletes to wear own medals at ceremonies

The Hindu  

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The “very significant change” to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed on Wednesday by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. “The medals will not be given around the neck,” Bach told international media on a conference call …

Tokyo Olympics to Have DIY Medal Ceremony Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics to Have DIY Medal Ceremony Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

Olympic champions at the Tokyo Games starting next week can forget about having their medals hung around their necks as they stand on the podium, shaking hands with dignitaries and soaking up their success. “The medals will not given around the neck,” International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told a virtual media roundtable on Wednesday. The host city, where a …

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