TV viewers will be amazed at the awards ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.
Due to tough corona rules, things are going differently this year.
Tokyo - At the Olympic Games in Tokyo *, empty stadiums were recently announced in view of the expanded emergency, but the controversial major event will certainly take place *.
Now the organizers have announced another precautionary measure to contain the coronavirus.
But this is aimed exclusively at the athletes.
Olympia 2021: IOC President Thomas Bach announces rules for Olympians - change in medal awarding
As IOC President Thomas Bach announced on Wednesday, the successful participants will have to lend a hand at the award ceremony.
Medals, which are otherwise hung around the neck of the winners of the competitions by an official, should be created this year.
The reason for the change is the corona measures taken by the Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee.
In Tokyo, contrary to the usual procedure, the medals are presented on a tray.
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In addition, at the Olympics it will be ensured "that the person who puts the medals on the tray wears disinfected gloves," continued Bach. As the Würzburg resident further announced, other rules apply to the athletes masks for empty ranks, and shaking hands and hugs are forbidden at games.
Olympia 2021: Athletes are even threatened with expulsion from the country in the event of rule violations
All participants will feel the restrictions in the country, even when the many international participants, their teams and the other participants enter the country, there are requirements to be observed. On site, the Olympic athletes have to adhere to local rules, and freedom of movement is severely limited. But that's not all, if you break the rules, there are severe consequences. In the event of any violations, there is even a risk of expulsion from Japan.
In view of the exploding Corona * numbers, the strict rules are apparently justified. In Tokyo Prefecture alone, the authorities counted 1,149 new cases on Wednesday - the highest number of new infections in six months. However, the rising corona cases should not diminish the spirit and importance of the Summer Olympics this year, even if this is the first time in its long history that it will be held without spectators. The event starts next Friday in the Japanese capital.
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