'Olympic never experienced before', 'Olympic unprecedented in the world'
This is what the Korean media are saying about the Tokyo Olympics.
SBS reporters arrived at Narita International Airport in Japan on a flight at 1:30 pm on the 19th.
On this flight, the Korean squad, officials and reporters were on board together.
When the door of the plane opened, the phrase 'the Olympics never experienced before' came to life.
An airport official came in and shouted, "Olympic athletes and officials, please sit still."
When all the general passengers got off, it was the turn of the players and officials.
As it was already known through the media, the entry process was very difficult.
Immigration process was carried out in the order of document confirmation - corona test - waiting for results - entry procedures.
Documents were a passport, an Olympic AD card, a negative corona result sheet I received twice in Korea, a health card written on the plane, and even an app called OCHA.
After receiving document confirmation in numerical order, we moved to corona test.
Unlike Korea, which tests by puncturing the nose, Japan conducted the test through saliva (saliva).
It was the first time I knew how hard it was to spit so much.
When you get tested for Corona, the battle against time begins.
Wait in the waiting room for the results to come out.
After an hour, an official from the Olympic organizing committee activated the AD card and brought it to me.
After that, people who received negative results started to leave for immigration, but the results of the reporters did not come out very often.
The day before, IOC member Yoo Seung-min tested positive for an airport test and was quarantined.
"Byeongmin Yoo, the next (go to the next step)."
After receiving the voice confirmation, I went through immigration procedures and got my luggage out at 5:10 pm.
The plane landed at 1:20 PM, so it took nearly four hours to get out of the airport.
I heard from other media that it took 7-8 hours to enter the country because the OCHA app was not activated, so I felt grateful for '4 hours'.
The Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee are demanding strong quarantine measures from reporters throughout the Games. Reporters who have frequent contact with athletes should be screened daily. We only allow stays in accommodation and stadiums for up to 14 days based on the entry day as '0 days'. You are only allowed to go out for 15 minutes, and you should only go to the convenience store right next to your accommodation. Because of this situation, there are also
jokes from reporters saying that
when we ask each other how to say hello, we should say 'kogkidesuka
(corona + ogekidesuka
)' instead of
'ogankidesuka'
. .
Upon arrival at the hotel, the manpower dispatched by the organizing committee is sitting at the entrance of the hotel on the first floor. It seemed like they were shooting eyes saying ‘Please take good care of me for 15 minutes,’ so I greeted them with “Hajime Masite (nice to meet you)” After buying water and emergency food from a convenience store and returning home, the first day in Tokyo was over.
I've been covering for over 10 years and have experienced many international competitions, but the Tokyo Olympics are literally 'the Olympics I've never experienced' or 'the Olympics like nothing else'. For the next 21 days, I plan to cover various sports such as baseball, volleyball, table tennis, shooting, and badminton. We've already heard news of limited coverage, but let's face it.