Kept out of venues, superfan brings Games home
July 23 2021 11:57 PM
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Olympic super-fan Kyoko Ishikawa, who has attended every Summer Olympics in the past 30 years, expresses her gratitude as Blue Impulse, Japanقs Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) aerobatic team, performs a display to form the Olympic rings in the skies over Tokyo yesterday. (AFP)
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A Tokyo Olympics spectator ban means superfan Kyoko Ishikawa is missing her first Summer Games since 1992 — so instead she’s turned her home into a flag-waving, whistle-blowing virtual stadium. The 51-year-old businesswoman is determined not to let coronavirus spoil the fun as the Games land in her home city, despite organisers banning fans from most events.