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Added on the 05/07/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
San Juan, Jul 7 (EFE) .-The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee presented Wednesday the delegation of 37 athletes, 24 women and 13 men, who will participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games , which will be held from July 23 to August 8. (Camera: JORGE MUÑIZ) SHOT LIST: PRESENTATION OF THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC DELEGATION IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and the last French athletes from Tokyo arrive at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport with the Olympic flag, synonymous with the handover from Japan to the next Games in Paris, in 2024. IMAGES
Asunción, Aug 9 (EFE).- (Camera: Noelia F. Aceituno) The president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, delivered the national flag to the country's first Paralympic delegation on Monday, which will leave Tuesday for Tokyo to participate in the Paralympic Games.FOOTAGE OF THE DELEGATION AT THE GOVERNMENT PALACE.
Tokyo, July 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Miguel Gutiérrez) The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay ended in the Japanese capital on Friday in a closed-door ceremony due to the Covid-19 epidemic, hours before it will be used to light the cauldron during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.FOOTAGE OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE SHIBUYA SKY BUILDING.
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.