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Tokyo, Jun 23 (EFE).-The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is set to kick off on July 23, but the Japanese population is divided over whether to stage the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.Local organizers, the Japanese government, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have worked around the clock since postponing the games until 2021 to design infection prevention measures, renegotiate contracts and rearrange the dimensions of the event. (Camera: MARIA ROLDÁN)SHOT LIST: GENERAL B-ROLL OF TOKYO AHEAD OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. SOUND BITES: Kana:I want to see them. The fan areas have been canceled to view them and thus there is less opportunity to enjoy them, even if the Games are held here. And I think the next ones will not be happening in a long time.Mikio WatanukiI think this is how they should be celebrated. Because after postponing the Games for a year and the effort that the athletes have made controlling their condition and now I imagine that doing them without an audience ... If I were an athlete, I imagine that I could not give 100% in my performance without an audience there.Shimicchi“Vaccination is starting now (in Japan) and they should control the public more. If they do not reduce the number of spectators, when the Games are over, the same thing that happened with the Go To campaign last year, in September, which spread infections throughout Japan could repeat itself.
Tokyo, Jun 19 (EFE/EPA).- The Government of Tokyo announced on Saturday the cancellation of the installation of giant screens in public spaces to follow the competitions, due to the situation of the pandemic.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF TOKYO.
Tokyo, May 14 (EFE) .- Tokyo hosted Friday a skateboarding test event to prepare ahead of its debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Skateboarding will be one of the new sports included in the Olympics along with surfing, climbing, karate and baseball / softball.(Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSÍN)SHOT LIST: A SKATEBOARDING EVENT AHEAD OF THE OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, May 14 (EFE) .- Tokyo hosted Friday a skateboarding test event to prepare ahead of its debut in the Tokyo 202 Olympics.Skateboarding will be one of the new sports included in the Olympics along with surfing, climbing, karate and baseball / softball.(Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSÍN)SHOT LIST: A SKATEBOARDING EVENT AHEAD OF THE OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
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).
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