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Tokyo, July 27 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Tuesday added 2,848 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise of infections in the Olympic host city since the pandemic began.The record spike in daily infections comes in the middle of the global sporting event that opened last Friday.The figure is more than the previous record of Jan.7 when health authorities detected 2,520 cases in the Japanese capital, currently in the fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS TOKYO 2020 BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO AND DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST AGAINST THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, July 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Archive) The Tokyo Olympics has detected the first Covid-19 infection in the Olympic Village, organizers said on Saturday, less than a week before the Games open in the Japanese capital.The infected person is a member of a foreign Olympic delegation currently in the village where thousands of athletes and officials will reside during the Games. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON FRIDAY JULY 16
Tokyo, Jun 20 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Kimimasa Mayama) The Tokyo 2020 organizers on Sunday unveiled the Olympic Village, which has been adapted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus during next month's Games.The athletes and coaching personnel will spend most of their time during the Olympics within these facilities as they are banned from leaving the Village to move freely in the country.FOOTAGE OF THE VILLA.
Tokyo, Mar 24 (EFE) .- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).FOOTAGE SHOW B-ROLLS OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC STADIUM IN TOKYO AND ELECTRIC BOARDS SHOWING STOCK INDICATORS IN TOKYO.
Hubo the humanoid robot took part in the 2019 Winter Olympic Games torch relay in the South Korean city of Daejon on Monday, becoming the first robot to have the honor. The robot crashed through a brick wall to show his stronger side as part of the relay ceremony before passing the flame on to Dr Oh Jun Ho. South Korea has announced plans to employ a fleet of 85 robots ‘volunteers’ in the Winter Olympics. Eleven different types of robots are set to be used for various tasks during the games, including helping tourists make deliveries, painting murals and taking part in the torch rally.
Tokyo, Sep 5 (EFE).- (Camera: Franck Robichon). The president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday said it was "unbelievable" that the Tokyo Paralympic Games went ahead despite the enormous logistical challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE FIREWORKS FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC STADIUM.