Most broadcasters reporting on the Tokyo Games will have something in common with TV viewers: Theyâll be watching the action from thousands of miles away. Of the more than 175 commentators assigned to cover the competition for NBC, roughly the same number who were in Rio for the 2016 Olympics, only 75 will actually be in Japan. The rest will conduct interviews, offer play-by-play analysis and try to capture the excitement without ever having to pull out their passports. Itâs not as daunting as it sounds. NBC Sports reporter Randy Moss made it to London for the 2012 Games. But he spent most of his airtime working out of a studio outside the sporting venues, relying on a bank of TV monitors to keep him up to date on several events at once.