ONE of the consequences of the decisions to exclude spectators from the Olympics in Tokyo due to Covid will be a considerably muted opening ceremony on Friday, certainly compared to 1964 when the Games were last held there. Scottish athlete David Stevenson from Langholm, a pole vaulter, was a member of the British team and recalled: “One of my abiding memories of the Games was walking into the packed National Stadium with all the teams for the opening ceremony and hearing the deafening roar of the crowd. It was a truly amazing experience.” That also provided a vivid memory for another team member, long jumper Alix Jamieson from Glasgow, as did the scene at Tokyo airport after a lengthy flight involving six stopovers.
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Libertad y Guaireña no se sacan ventaja Libertad y Guaireña le pusieron ganas y se repartieron el dominio del juego en amplios pasajes del partido. Empate en blanco que obedeció al trámite. Hace 6 horas
Libertad recibió hoy a Guaireña en el remozado estadio de los Defensores del Chaco por la primera fecha del torneo Clausura 2021.
Guaireña le plantó cara al Libertad de Daniel Garnero con una aguerrida alineación que se defendió con orden y acercó peligro al pórtico defendido por Martín Silva.
Por su lado, el elenco gumarelo vio el debut de Lorenzo Melgarejo, el tercero de los refuerzos de peso que metió para pelear los torneos de la segunda parte del año.