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A friend of mine works for a major world sporting body and is on social media duty at one of Tokyo’s Olympic venues pumping out content for fans around the globe.
Having spent an inordinate amount of time over the first five days of these Games on the couch in front of the television, I texted yesterday to ask what the feeling was like on the ground in Tokyo, where it had been reported locals were widely dissatisfied with them going ahead amid the pandemic.
Owen Wright’s euphoric reaction to his Olympic medal highlights the difficult path he’s had to tread.