With the opening of the Tokyo Olympics approaching, the Olympic Village has been joined by the American softball team, which will start the competition on the 21st of next week, one week after the earliest of all competitions.
During the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Village in Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, which is the base for athletes to live, opened on the 13th for the Olympics, but the period of stay as a countermeasure against infection with the new coronavirus is limited. As a result, the team is gradually entering the village.
On the 14th, the American representative of softball, which will start on the 21st of this month, one week after the earliest of all competitions, will arrive at the Olympic Village from Yamaguchi Prefecture, the pre-camping site, via Haneda Airport at noon. did.
Approximately 20 members of the American national team wore masks and quickly entered the Olympic Village when they got off the bus.
On the 14th, other members of the teams from Japan and Turkey were also seen coming and going.
Up to 18,000 athletes and related parties can stay in the athletes'village, and the team's entry into the village is expected to begin this weekend in preparation for the opening of the Olympic Games on the 23rd.