Chinanews client, Beijing, April 14 (Reporter Wang Yu) The Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic "marathon" that has been delayed for nearly a year, once again entered the "sprint stage."
On April 14, Beijing time, with only 100 days left before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has never been closer to fulfilling its Olympic dream again.
Are you really ready for the Tokyo Olympics?
In Tokyo, Japan, the Olympic ring symbol being transported by boat returns to Tokyo Bay.
But reality is not a fairy tale. Not all dreams can be fulfilled. The Olympic giant, who supports the dream of 11,000 athletes, is close to the end, but every step forward is like walking on thin ice.
A year ago, when people around the world were shocked by the new crown virus, and forced by the rapid spread of the epidemic, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee made an unprecedentedly difficult decision-the Tokyo Olympic Games originally scheduled to be postponed in 2020 One year.
Chijiang Lihuazi holds the Olympic flame lantern.
July 24, 2020, was supposed to be the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled. When the eyes of the world gathered at the Tokyo National Arena, when night fell, only the new generation of Japanese swimming athlete Ikee Rikako held the flame lantern, alone Walk into the venue.
She looked at the flashing flames, and said lightly: "If hope is there, the holy flame will last forever."
As expected by Chijiang Rikako and all those concerned about the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, after experiencing the initial panic and wrangling, the preparations for a postponement of the Olympics began from scratch.
A series of accompanying issues such as the Tokyo Olympics schedule and athlete qualifications have been gradually implemented.
After months of deliberation, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced a preliminary policy for epidemic prevention, covering audiences, athletes, volunteers, and other conference-related personnel.
The preparatory work after the postponement of the Olympic Games has thus taken a crucial step.
Data map: Bach.
Photo by Du Yang issued by China News Service
In October of that year, the President of the International Olympic Committee Bach delivered a speech to the heads of Olympic delegations of various countries and regions around the world.
In his speech, he promised that no matter what situation the world faces in 2021, he will be ready to host a safe Olympic Games.
After the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, brand-new outlines are becoming more and more clearly presented to the world.
Entering 2021, Japan's new crown pneumonia epidemic has begun to repeat, and the originally positive situation of the Tokyo Olympics has also rapidly deteriorated.
The 200-day countdown to the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, the outside world did not wait for news to boost people's hearts. On the contrary, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he is considering issuing an emergency declaration for Tokyo and surrounding areas with severe epidemics.
Three days later, a one-month state of emergency "comes as scheduled", among which there are many key areas for hosting the Tokyo Olympics.
Data map: Yoshiro Mori.
If Japan’s increasingly severe epidemic is enough to make the future of the ill-fated Tokyo Olympics resurrect, the news that the former Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Mori Yoshiro and the original opening ceremony director Hiroshi Sasaki resigned due to their discriminatory remarks against women. For the cold-received Tokyo Olympics, it undoubtedly brought a worsening negative impact.
Only five months before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, many important functional departments are forced to face the embarrassing situation of "there is no leader", which not only makes the preparations for the full roll out to be passive, but also makes the evaluation of the Tokyo Olympics drop sharply among the people.
In Japan, there has always been a voice in the hope that the authorities will focus on people's livelihood rather than the Olympics.
The latest public opinion survey results also show that more than 70% of the people believe that the Tokyo Olympics "should be postponed again" and "should be suspended".
Data map: The Tokyo Olympics has been postponed for one year.
The Tokyo Olympics, which was supposed to start the final sprint in accordance with the preparations and deployments, almost caused bitter fruit due to the careless words and deeds of the internal staff.
Seiko Hashimoto, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, was ordered to lead the Tokyo Olympics, which was "encountered by the enemy".
Also today, the Olympic torch relay is held behind closed doors in the Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Osaka City, and spectators are not allowed to enter.
From on the verge of cancellation to closed doors, the "game" between the two has also become the epitome of the struggle between the Tokyo Olympics and the fight against the epidemic.
After 370 days of waiting, on March 25th, the launch ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was finally held at the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima Prefecture.
Tokyo Olympic Committee Chairman Hashimoto Seiko attended the launching ceremony of the torch relay.
The Japanese authorities hope that the Olympic torch is like hope in the dark to reverse the unfavorable public opinion of the deteriorating Tokyo Olympics, but now it looks more like a mirror of water and moon.
Due to the fear of contracting the new crown virus, coupled with the discriminatory remarks made by Yoshiro Mori before, there have been nearly 100 torchbearers who have given up the relay.
In addition, at the beginning of the torch relay, the dilemma of flameout occurred many times, and even staged a scene where the staff put the torch that was not completely cooled into the box, causing a fire and igniting the box.
Such nonsense farce, not only did not eliminate the controversy surrounding the Tokyo Olympics, but also caused the outside world to question again whether the National Arena 100 days later is ready for the Olympic flame?
Regardless of whether the Tokyo Olympics are ready or not, the North Korean delegation after the wait and see has obviously made their choice.
Screenshot of the report on the official website of the Korean Ministry of Sports.
According to a report on the "North Korean Sports" website on April 6, due to the still severe situation of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, North Korea decided not to participate in the Tokyo Olympics in order to protect the health of athletes from the threat of the epidemic.
The torch relay has twists and turns, and now the North Korean delegation has chosen to withdraw without notifying the International Olympic Committee, adding another cloud to the prospects of the Tokyo Olympics.
In this way, people can't help but recall a petition submitted by the Norwegian Olympic Committee to the President of the International Olympic Committee Bach at this time last year, which completely broke the delicate situation that many parties had "cautiously" maintained.
Screenshot of the U.S. Olympic Committee statement
As if triggering a chain reaction, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Australian Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee have successively issued statements recommending the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, which became the last straw to crush the East Olympics as scheduled.
It is the first time that North Korea missed the Summer Olympics again in 33 years. It is an unspeakable loss for the spectators and the international Olympic movement, and it will eventually make the midsummer of 2021 missing.
In addition to sensibility, the outside world is also waiting to see whether there will be the next "North Korea".
In any case, standing at the key point of the 100-day countdown, even if there are many off-site factors, the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics can only be carried out with no distractions, advance and advance, implementation and implementation.
The Tokyo Olympic Games personnel tested three methods for detecting body temperature when entering the stadium, including thermal imaging camera temperature measurement, non-contact clinical thermometer, and a "temperature measurement sticker" that can be attached to the wrist to know if it is feverish.
And how can the Olympic Games be held safely under the epidemic?
The answer sheets of the Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee have already taken shape.
After months of calculations and arguments, the Japanese side finally made a decision to ban the entry of overseas audiences.
Because of this ban, nearly 1 million overseas spectators who have purchased tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games will not be able to watch the games live, and some experts estimate that the economic loss caused may exceed 150 billion yen.
Hashimoto Seiko, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, once said: "In many ways, the Tokyo Olympics will be completely different from the previous Olympics." Behind the huge economic losses and major concessions, the helplessness of the strong men breaking their wrists also shows that the Japanese side is on schedule. The determination to run Olympics.
At the same time, the implementation of more decisions on epidemic prevention has gradually turned determination into confidence.
A woman walks past the 2020 Tokyo Olympics poster.
According to Japanese media reports, in view of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Japanese government is considering a plan to halve the number of people involved in the Olympics other than those who go to Japan during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Since then, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee once again confirmed that nearly 10,000 overseas volunteers could not enter Japan to serve the Olympic Games.
Coupled with the introduction of a series of simplified measures such as canceling the flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic village and reducing the number of people entering the opening ceremony, the International Olympic Committee Chairman Bach said that "every decision must be based on safety as the first principle", which has been implemented. All aspects of the Tokyo Olympics preparations.
The 100-day countdown to the Tokyo Olympics means that the preparations for the past 2,700 days and nights are about to meet the final test.
An unexpected "overtime match" has plunged the international sports world into the "darkest moment" shrouded by the epidemic, but it has also written new history with persistence, struggle and even compromise, waiting for hope to arrive.
Every day that follows, the Tokyo Olympics will walk on the steel wire as in the past, bearing a heavier pressure, and at the same time welcoming the light that many people are looking forward to.
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