Sneaking a peek- Fans find creative ways to glimpse Olympics
- 3 years ago
Sneaking a peek- Fans find creative ways to glimpse Olympics
A ban on fans for almost every event remains in place. Police and volunteer security guards are on almost constant patrol. But that hasn’t stopped many locals from catching a glimpse of the action.
On the way to the opening ceremony, thousands lined the street to cheer for the buses, even though they had no idea who was riding inside. They held up signs that read “Welcome to Tokyo,” despite public sentiment that has run strongly against the staging of the Games. When drones rose above the stadium, they were oohing and ahhing and taking pictures.
Starting on the first day of the three-day tournament, dozens crowded around the plastic orange fence marking the security perimeter, their revelry building throughout the day. Far off in the distance, locals could see the beach and athletes moving into the water, along with coaches, journalists and volunteers at work.
Shogo Miyamoto, a freelancer from Kyoto, also thought the decision to ban spectators was correct. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying to breathe in the Olympic atmosphere. He arrived in Tokyo on the second full day of competition and tried to get a glimpse of a few of the venues, then planned to head down the coast to catch some sailing.
Good for the fans. Good for the athletes missing their support, too.
Photos by AP
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A ban on fans for almost every event remains in place. Police and volunteer security guards are on almost constant patrol. But that hasn’t stopped many locals from catching a glimpse of the action.
On the way to the opening ceremony, thousands lined the street to cheer for the buses, even though they had no idea who was riding inside. They held up signs that read “Welcome to Tokyo,” despite public sentiment that has run strongly against the staging of the Games. When drones rose above the stadium, they were oohing and ahhing and taking pictures.
Starting on the first day of the three-day tournament, dozens crowded around the plastic orange fence marking the security perimeter, their revelry building throughout the day. Far off in the distance, locals could see the beach and athletes moving into the water, along with coaches, journalists and volunteers at work.
Shogo Miyamoto, a freelancer from Kyoto, also thought the decision to ban spectators was correct. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying to breathe in the Olympic atmosphere. He arrived in Tokyo on the second full day of competition and tried to get a glimpse of a few of the venues, then planned to head down the coast to catch some sailing.
Good for the fans. Good for the athletes missing their support, too.
Photos by AP
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