The health situation remains a sword of Damocles for the Japanese authorities and the organizers of the Olympic Games. In the meantime, the Olympics are trying to find a place in the shadow of the threat. On the podiums, the medalists are allowed to take off the mask for thirty seconds to let the emotions take their course. A week after the opening ceremony, the closed doors fell on the Olympics due to the state of emergency declared in Tokyo (until August 22) sometimes allows spaces of freedom appreciated on the map of the Games to slip through. On July 24, during the road cycling event contested in the region of Mount Fuji, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, solo winner, parade in the finish straight, acclaimed by supporters (4,500 followed the day ) which, as on the Tour de France,knock on panels that do not contain advertising but the rings. A few hours later, in Miyagi, the Brazil-Netherlands match of the women's football tournament left
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