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Tokyo, Jul 0 (EFE).- The president of the Spanish National Olympic Committee (NOC), Alejandro Blanco, highlighted Tuesday the "desire to compete" of his country's team in the Tokyo Games after the difficulties posed by the pandemic, and highlighted his confidence in them achieving "great results ".(Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSÍN)SOUND BITES: SPANISH NOC PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO BLANCO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS:There is so much desire to compete if we look back at 2020 and 2021, there is so much desire to compete that people want the games to begin. They count the hours to see what day they can compete. And the truth is that I am more optimistic than in the last games. I think we have a great team, a very large expedition with many possibilities analyzing their results and their phisical forms currently, and well, I am optimistic. Realistic but optimistic.
Members of the Australian softball team arrive at Narita airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff, becoming the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy. IMAGES
Members of the Australian softball team arrive at Narita airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff, becoming the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy. IMAGES
US figure skater Mirai Nagasu talked about becoming the first woman from the US and only the 3rd ever to land a Triple Axel at the Winter Olympics in a press conference in Pyeongchang on Sunday. 24-year-old Nagasu landed the rare jump on February 11 during the figure skating team competition , lifting Team USA to bronze. The triple axel is a forward-facing jump with three and a half rotations.
54 amputees get today three times a week in Afghanistan's Jalalabad to practice their wheel-chair basketball skills. The men, many of whom lost their limbs due the abundance of landmines in Afghanistan, train rigorously with one purpose in mind - they hope to represent their country in international tournaments, but the continued war in Afghanistan prevents them from being able to play on the big stage.
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