Movement extended Tokyo On Saturday, the gold medal rained down Olympic Games Rejuvenated and finally got rid of the shadow of COVID-19 and the controversy that plagued global exhibits.
When Yang Qian won the first gold medal in the Olympics, China immediately expressed its intention. Japanese judo player Takato Naohisa, the country’s global superstar and tennis player Naomi Osaka, lit a cauldron the day after the official start of the game, cheered up with gold medals on the mat. The Olympic Games postponed at home due to the epidemic.
Iran also cheered early after Javad Foroughi won the men’s 10m air pistol competition. Richard Carapaz of Ecuador won the men’s bicycle road race because the unexpected country ranked first on the medal list.
However, fans who were banned from all venues under the COVID-19 agreement received early warnings of the potential impact of the pandemic, as two American archers stated that they were unvaccinated matches through personal choice, and the organizers said the other The athlete tested positive for the virus.
I chose Osaka to light the cauldron on Friday, which ended a glitz-free opening ceremony and staged it in a weird and silent stadium.
However, although the ceremony is unprecedented, and although there is no spectator, the first day of the sport gives people a more familiar feeling, because the elite athletes in the world run, ride, fight and swim, creating an atmosphere that yearns for business as usual.
The eyes of the athletes are shining with joy and will always be welcomed by the organizers. The 21-year-old Chinese striker Yang first provided it. In the women’s 10m rifle competition, she mustered up her courage and overhauled Anastasia. Galacina.
Crumpled under pressure
The Russian was crushed under the pressure of her last shot and scored 8.9 points. This was her worst result of the day and the worst result registered by all finalists. “I’m too nervous, I’ve held on for too long,” she said.
Yang Kai was very excited, suggesting her main motivation. “Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Chinese Communist Party,” she said. “I am very happy that this gold medal is a gift to my country.”
The host is also eager for the success of the Japanese. After several near misses, Gao Ren won the men’s judo 60kg gold medal and defeated Taiwan’s Yang Yongwei.
“The game in Rio was frustrating,” Gao Ren recalled the last Olympics, where he eventually won the bronze medal. “It’s a long way to get here.”
Organizers hope that sports can distract people from the embarrassing gaffe that has been delayed for a year and the coronavirus disaster.
But the global pandemic was not ignored, because another athlete tested positive for COVID, bringing the total number of reported cases of the virus to 123.
Later, American archers Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown said that after the US Olympic swimming gold medal candidates who refused to be vaccinated were widely criticized on social media, they were free to choose whether to vaccinate against COVID-19.
“This is a 100% personal choice. Anyone who opposes is depriving people of their freedom,” said Ellison, the world’s number one, during the game.
He and Brown were eliminated in the first round of the mixed event, which was their first Olympic appearance.
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Typhoon preparation
Organizers are also preparing for the typhoon and have redesigned the boat races on Monday to include them in the Saturday and Sunday schedules.
But when the rowers look up anxiously at the sky, the surfers who start the race on Sunday should benefit from a larger wave https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/surfing-tokyo-eyes-typhoon-forecast-surfers-say-bring-it-2021-07-23.
The 3×3 basketball championship made its debut. The first lady of the United States Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron led the cheers. The American women’s football team defeated the French team.
12-year-old Syrian player Hendezaza was the youngest player in Tokyo, but her table tennis match ended in a flash. She lost to Austrian Liu Jia and then took a selfie with the conqueror.
Liu has a 10-year-old daughter who has been having trouble sleeping on the eve of the event. “Yesterday I asked my daughter,’Do you know that your mother is playing against someone two years older than you?’ Her first reaction was,’Then you better not lose!'”
Perhaps Japan’s “king of heaven” Uchimura Yupei had a similar suggestion, but the reign of the Olympic all-around champion and seven Olympic medalist came to an abrupt end because he failed to qualify for the equipment finals, ending his legendary Olympic career. Profession.
“I can’t perform what I have practiced. That’s what I think,” he said.
