“Colleagues have commented on the lack of spectators in the stadium, but that spectators are allowed to the national high school baseball contest. We decided that if we also took measures, we could play golf, which is also a sport.’ “Having said that, the decision to hold the Games has led to the public getting even more complacent and there was a report of a game of golf with a lunch party held by some members of a board of education whose excuse was: ‘The Tokyo Olympics is being held by implementing thorough infection prevention measures. Trains had already started to fill up again. However, coronavirus cases were already rising as the State of Emergency declarations are toothless and many people are back in the office and many unvaccinated people are going out to eat and socialise.
Bach did piss everyone off beforehand by saying there was ‘zero risk’, which was a stupid thing to say. Fortunately, I do think the bubbling of the athletes and personnel seems to have worked. But the buzz will fade and the bills have to be paid. The ‘Japanese athletes winning’ snippets will be on TV endlessly from now until, well, at least Paris. “Obviously, that question can’t be answered yet. Was that success - and the effect it had on the nation – worth it? Rebecca King is another who has summed up her thoughts on the subject very well. Paris will organise the Games 100 years after last hosting the Olympics in 1924.Thanks to those readers in Japan who have emailed in to offer opinions on the Tokyo Games. It was followed by a concert performed by French artist Woodkid at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The Olympic flag was formally handed over to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Organisers planned to unfurl a football-field sized flag with the emblem of Paris 2024 from atop the tower but opted against it due to windy weather. Thousands of people, including medallists who have returned from Tokyo, gathered near the Eiffel Tower to welcome the handover of the Olympic flag to Paris.Ī flyover by jets from the Patrouille de France (“Patrol of France”) released blue, white, and red smoke - the colours of the French flag - in the sky of the capital.įrench President Emmanuel Macron was filmed on the top floor of the Eiffel Tower saying the Olympic slogan, “higher, faster, stronger”, and adding: “Together.”
Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.Īn opera singer performed during the IOC anthem, then the transition to Paris 2024 that included a flyover in front of thousands of fans in front of the Eiffel Tower.
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