Tokyo Olympics: "Apart from 1940 and 1944 for war, the Olympics have always survived everything"
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The official logo of the Tokyo Olympics in the premises of the organizing committee in Tokyo on April 30, 2021 Philip FONG AFP / Archives
By: Florent Guignard
7 mins
Mistreated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics almost did not take place.
After postponements and the application of strict measures to adapt to sanitary conditions, the opening ceremony was maintained on Friday July 23, but without an audience.
Fans will however be able to watch all events on television.
An unprecedented edition of the Olympic Games that Armand de Rendinger, international expert in Olympism and sport, deciphers for us.
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