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Faster, Higher, Stronger | Time will tell how we remember Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Covid-19 cases rise in Japan
- Games delivered on sporting side despite 12-month delay for Covid-19 but legacy remains unclear
- Athletes such as Simone Biles and Tom Daley lead conversations on big issues but what has been kept quiet by organisers?
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It seems much longer than a week ago that we were are all enjoying the battle between the US and China to see who would come top of the Tokyo 2020 medal table.
The cold light of quarantine can have that effect but as we all sober up from our collective Olympic high, there is undoubtedly a question mark over how these Games will be remembered.
Will it be the sport? Or the fact that the sport even took place?
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Covid-19 cast a long shadow over these Olympics, delaying them by 12 months so that Tokyo 2020 took place in 2021. Despite everything, the sport went off without a hitch.
While the first beach volleyball match of the Olympics between the Czech Republic and Japan was cancelled because of a positive Covid test, there was more disruption to the events because of the weather, be that typhoons or temperatures more suited to Hades. Empty stands and medals collected in masks were a constant reminder of Covid.
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