The Tokyo Olympics will officially begin on Friday with the famous opening ceremony.
Like the rest of the competition, it will take place behind closed doors because of the Covid-19 epidemic.
"We must accept that these Games will be different," said Tony Estanguet, the boss of Paris 2024, Thursday on Europe 1.
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The Olympic Games begin in earnest Friday in Tokyo, Japan, with the traditional opening ceremony.
But due to the Covid-19, which strongly disrupted the preparation of the athletes and the organization of the event, "we must accept that these Games will be different", estimates Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 organizing committee. which also works within the IOC (International Olympic Committee) until the end of the Tokyo Olympics.
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