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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
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.
Japan's gymnastics stars, gold medalist Kohei Uchimura and up-and-coming Kenzo Shirai, aim for a team gold at the Rio De Janeiro Summer Olympic Games. Julie Noce reports.
Japan's female synchronised swimming team aims to restore the country's dominance in the sport as it gears up for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rough cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
Several Spain players arrive at the Oliva Nova hotel to join their women's national team camp. New Spain coach Montse Tome named a surprise 23-woman squad for upcoming Nations League qualifiers including 20 players who said they were striking until further changes were made in the RFEF after the kiss scandal which rocked Spanish football. IMAGES
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