for spectators, including one former two time olympic medallist fatima whitbread. and in the us capital, washington, in spite of the 13 hour difference with japan, bars opened in the early morning for eager fans to watch the games kick off before some headed off to work. so, what will it be like for athletes to compete without spectators? dr david fletcher is a sports psychologist at loughborough university. it varies very much from athlete to athlete, and with some athletes actually get really quite nervous, as they walk out into the arena. it is like no other cauldron of fierce competition, and the crowd itself can add a dynamic to that. but of course, the japanese athletes, they would ve benefited from the home support. they ll no longer have that. so, i think it s very much on a case by case basis, but i personally think for the majority of our athletes, it won t actually
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