Special Olympics Torch Run returns to Bozeman to kick off summer games
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BOZEMAN â On Thursday afternoon, Special Olympics Montana and local law enforcement from Bozeman ran down main street kicking off the 2021 Summer Games with their infamous torch run.
âItâs really nice to do the torch run again, said Bozeman junior athlete Jamie Taylor. Last year it was rough with COVID. It was great going back into it again.â
Business owners, citizens and many students from Bozeman High came to show their support.
âIt was incredible to see how much support there was, said Bozeman chief of police Jim Veltkamp. I honestly had no idea there was going to be that many citizens, business owners and students out on the sidewalk. Coming past and seeing everybody supporting the athletes, having their signs out, that made everything extra special.â
Updated: 10:12 AM CDT Apr 17, 2021 Sanika Dange Anchor/Reporter Video above: Ralph Lauren unveils new Team USA uniformsFewer spectators will be allowed to view the Olympic games in person this year. It’s just one of the many changes ordered to keep everyone safe. Tokyo 2020 or 2021. People are calling it different things. That s already different right there,” former IOC Executive John Siner said.After a year like no other, this summer will mark Olympic games like no other.“The big difference for us is the family and friends part,” Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird said.No foreign spectators will be allowed this year, including guests of the athletes.That announcement was made earlier this year, leaving fans who had already bought airfare and hospitality packages scrambling. A lot of unhappy fans that will no longer they re being prevented from traveling to Tokyo and now they won t get a refund for what they invested in so bit dicey there,” Si
Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics focused on hosting
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The Olympic Symbol is reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
Posted at 9:05 PM, Jan 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-22 00:34:10-05
IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.
Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again. The Times of London, citing unidentified government sources, reported that the games will have to be canceled.