After completing the four-nation gymnastics competition, the Chinese team returned home smoothly.
Image source: China Sports Daily.
China News Service, Beijing, November 11 (Xing Rui) A few days ago, the Shikoku Gymnastics Competition came to an end at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
As the first international competition held in Japan since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the success of the event will naturally have a lot of reference for the Olympics.
Compared with the results, "epidemic prevention" has become a key word that has been mentioned more in this competition.
In particular, the airport attire of the Chinese team members has become a topic of common concern among Chinese and Japanese netizens.
Whether it is starting or returning, the Chinese gymnastics team is "fully armed": wearing protective clothing and wearing goggles.
I never thought that this move was questioned by many Japanese netizens.
"This is discrediting Japan's international image", "If you are afraid, don't come"... For a time, such criticisms appeared in the mouths of Japanese netizens from time to time.
However, the objective fact is that the epidemic is not over yet, and it is not an exaggeration to be fully prepared for epidemic prevention.
In all fairness, in today's general environment, the hosting of the Olympics is inseparable from the major premise of safety.
And whether the ideas behind the above remarks are conducive to creating such an environment, I believe everyone has their own judgment.
The Chinese gymnastics team arrived in Japan fully armed.
This gymnastics competition, called the "Friendship and Unity Competition", is the first truly international competition held in Japan since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, which undoubtedly has special significance for the Tokyo Olympics.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the world sports community has been paying attention to the preparations for the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
As 2020 draws to a close, the Tokyo Olympics, which has a "long-term fate", is slowly approaching.
The recent increase in the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Japan has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the Tokyo Olympics.
According to Japanese media reports, IOC President Bach will visit Japan on the 15th of this month to discuss the issue of hosting the Olympic Games with relevant people.
In an interview, the chairman of the International Sports Federation Moriari Watanabe expressed the hope that the four-nation gymnastics competition will "open a door" for the Tokyo Olympics.
The reason why the Chinese gymnastics team entered Japan "fully armed" is also to cooperate with the work of the International Sports Federation and the organizing committee.
According to media reports, since October 19, the International Sports Federation and the Japanese Organizing Committee have required the Chinese team to report the body temperature and physical condition of participating athletes by email every day, and transmit the temperature test video to the Organizing Committee.
The Chinese team believes that Japan's epidemic prevention requirements are very strict, so it has also adopted strict protective measures.
The fact is also true, the International Gymnastics Federation and the organizing committee have adopted extremely strict epidemic prevention measures.
After the Chinese team arrived in Japan, the Chairman of the International Sports Federation Morisaki Watanabe expressed his gratitude to the Chinese gymnastics team for participating during the epidemic.
Data map: On July 23, 2020, local time, Tokyo, Japan, the countdown to the first anniversary of the Tokyo Olympics, a number of buildings lit up the Olympic rings.
It is reported that contestants have to undergo PCR virus testing every day.
The organizing committee will also issue mobile phones to relevant personnel to track each person's location.
Participants are not allowed to go to any other places except the stadium and hotels.
After the game, the athletes used elbow strokes instead of shaking hands to express encouragement.
Japan believes that the hosting of the Shikoku Gymnastics Competition has set a benchmark for the Tokyo Olympics.
International Olympic Committee President Bach also stated at the opening ceremony: "The holding of this competition proves that the Olympic Games can be held in an epidemic situation."
However, it should be pointed out that only 30 players from China, Russia, the United States and the host Japan participated in this competition.
Naturally, such a small-scale test event cannot be compared with the 10,000-person Olympic Games.
During the Olympic Games, if the same strict epidemic prevention measures are adopted, it will inevitably spend more manpower and material resources.
This also puts forward higher requirements for Japan's epidemic prevention and testing capabilities.
Data map: 2016 Rio Olympic gymnastics men's all-around final, Japanese star Uchimura Kopei, with 15.800 points on the horizontal bar in the last round, reversed Ukrainian teenager Vinyayev and won the Olympic gold medal.
Before the four-nation gymnastics competition, Japanese gymnastics star Uchimura was "diagnosed" of being infected with the new crown virus.
After that, Neicun was re-examined in three other hospitals, and the test results were all negative.
In the end, his previous test results were considered "false positives."
There is no doubt that if delegations from all over the world gather in Tokyo next year, together with the spectators who come to watch the games, how to protect the health of the participants will be a huge challenge facing the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee.
In a speech in October, Bach promised that no matter what conditions the world faces next year, he will be ready to host a safe Olympic Games.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has repeatedly revealed his determination to host the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
However, it now appears that there is still a lot of work to be done by all parties in order to achieve this goal.
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