(Tokyo Olympics) Olympic Village Plaza before the opening ceremony
China News Service, Tokyo, July 19th. Title: Olympic Village Plaza before the opening ceremony
China News Agency reporter Zhang Su
The wooden beams are yellowed and white paper lanterns are swaying in the wind. People wearing sportswear from different countries come and go in the Olympic Village Square, which is very Japanese architectural style.
Not far away, many delegations, including China, have hung flags or banners in their respective locations...
On July 19, local time, the reporter visited the Olympic Village Square of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The picture shows the Chinese flag hung on the balcony of the room where the Chinese Olympic delegation stays.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
On July 19, four days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, a reporter from China News Service came to the Olympic Village in Harumi, Tokyo.
This includes residential areas, operating areas, Olympic Village Plaza, etc.
Among them, the Olympic Village Square with an area of more than 5,000 square meters is equipped with a barber shop, official Olympic merchandise sales points, banks and other living facilities.
This is also the area where the outside world is allowed to "close" the players.
The reporter saw a lot of team members or coaches in sportswear on the scene, some people were queuing to buy goods, some were consulting shop assistants, and some were preparing to go out together. They all looked relaxed.
The staff is fast-paced, revealing a sense of tension of "waiting hard."
After quickly introducing the basic situation of the Olympic Village Square and the media work area, they euphemistically reminded reporters to leave as soon as possible.
On July 19, local time, the reporter visited the Olympic Village Square of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The picture shows the taxis waiting in line at the entrance of the Olympic Village.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
The staff's concerns are not difficult to understand.
Since July, 58 athletes and other Olympic-related personnel participating in the Tokyo Olympics have been infected with the new crown virus.
As of the 18th, Tokyo had confirmed more than 1,000 cases for 5 consecutive days.
For the Tokyo Olympics, which is shrouded in the shadow of the epidemic, there are always concerns and doubts surrounding the fight against the epidemic.
As an entrance and exit connecting the Olympic Village with the outside world, the epidemic prevention work of the Olympic Village Square is naturally the top priority.
The reporter saw at the scene that in order to enable the media to interview face-to-face, a mixed mining area was set up in the Olympic Village Square.
Respondents living in the Olympic Village stood on one side of the blue railing and were separated by at least two meters from the reporter standing on the other side of the railing.
The reporter must keep a distance of one metre from the reporter, and the staff has put tape on the corresponding position on the ground as a mark.
In the rest room for reporters, disinfectant and paper towels are placed on the table.
The staff also hung a white board in a prominent place in the room and wrote "MASKS ARE REQUIRED" with a red marker to remind people to wear masks.
Tips for maintaining ventilation are posted on the gates entering and exiting the Olympic Village Square.
On July 19, local time, the reporter visited the Olympic Village Square of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The picture shows the Chinese flag hung on the balcony of the room where the Chinese Olympic delegation stays.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
According to media reports, a "fever clinic" was opened in the Olympic Village.
Residents are required to undergo daily nucleic acid testing. Once symptoms such as fever appear, they will be sent to the clinic for further examination.
The stay time of participating athletes in the Olympic Village is also restricted.
All these efforts are for the success of the Tokyo Olympics, and the outside world expects this Olympics to become "the light at the end of the dark tunnel of mankind."
The flags hung on the station, the smiling faces of the athletes here, and the staff’s “stronger together” written with markers... Under the sun, this piece of land rises above the wasteland. Hope has emerged in the Olympic Village.
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