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Tokyo (Japan), Mar 25 (EFE).- The decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by one year has been received by the Japanese with mixed feelings of resignation, hope and doubts about whether this long-awaited international sports tournament will really happen in 2021. (Camera: DEMÓFILO PELÁEZ).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLLS OF A PARK OUTSIDE THE TOKYO OLYMPIC STADIUM IN TOKYO AND AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPANESE PEOPLE REGARDING THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.SOUNDBITES: NARUMI KINOSHITA, KOICHI HASHIMOTO AND YURIKO IKEDA (IN JAPANESE)TRANSLATIONS: 1.) Narumi Kinoshita: I think it is right that they made the decision at the moment. Although the postponement could affect the Games, I hope they can prepare well from now on ... I think it is a pity that it has to be postponed, but I think that we can all adapt to this change and make a good Olympic Games (00:06-00:21).2.) Koichi Hashimoto: For an athlete, waiting one more year will be very hard. Even if they are classified, they will not be able to maintain their motivation. I do not know if there will still be problems with the coronavirus in a year, I think it all depends on whether they can have the new medicine or not. It is a real pity that the Olympics has been postponed (00:28-00:49).3-) Yuriko Ikeda: Although we cannot rule out the fact that there could be other problems next year, but since this is the case, I hope that the atmosphere for the Games in 2021 will be just as lively. (00:565-01:07).I think they should have made the decision earlier because they knew it was going to be like that. The torch is here in Japan and I don't understand why it couldn't have been decided earlier. (01:13-01:24).
As the Tokyo Olympics draw to a close, a flypast above the French capital marks the handover of the Games to Paris. IMAGES
A group of around 50 protesters demonstrate outside Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, chanting "We don't need the Olympics, nor the Paralympics!" and "Stop the closing ceremony!" as the curtain falls on the biggest sports event since the pandemic. IMAGES
Tokyo, Aug 8 (EFE).- (Camera: Miguel Ángel Moreno). The Tokyo Olympic Games concluded this Sunday with a closing ceremony that was surrounded by mixed feelings until the end, with dances and a DJ at the Olympic Stadium and protests in an exterior surrounded by the police.FOOTAGEOF THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE STADIUM WHERE THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE TOKYO 2020 AND THE PROTESTS AGAINST TAKEN PLACE.SOUNDBITES OF: 1- Takamichi Masui."To try to see the competitions, as there was no public, I went outside some venues. In Aomi, from a park, I saw sport climbing, but only a small part of the stage. In Ariake urban park, from outside Yurikamome station I saw the Freestyle BMX. In Odaiba I saw part of the mixed relays. "2- Minoru."In this situation, the medical system is on the verge of collapse, the covid is not over yet. I think that if that money is spent for the Olympics, it should be used for the welfare of the people, that is, if you spend this money (indirectly) it is causing the death of people. "3.- Atsushi Futatami"My University is near here, when I saw an event near an area that I knew, I decided to approach it today, although I could not come at the inauguration, and since it has been a wonderful Games.Now I can't get close to the stadium ... But I have been able to see the night view. I was also able to enjoy the great performance of the athletes. "
Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's Olympic Stadium as the closing ceremony for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games gets underway. IMAGES
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