![]() ![]() Others defied the state of emergency order in Tokyo and gathered outside Olympic venues to catch a glimpse of competitors and snap selfies and photographs to look back on. ![]() Minori Omori a shopkeeper in Tokyo’s Koto ward said he spent his days camped out in front of his TV to follow the wins and upsets. Hiroki Kadote told CNN he wanted the Games to be held so athletes could achieve their personal bests. It had also expected to paint the mega-sporting event as a symbol of the country’s recovery from the destruction and tragedy of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.īut as the pandemic continued to ravage the world and the Games were delayed by a year, Japan shifted its message to focus on how these Olympics represented the world’s ability to unite and overcome Covid-19. Throughout these Games, the people CNN spoke to in prefectures as diverse as Saitama, Fukushima and Shizuoka expressed mixed and deeply divided feelings towards the Summer Games.Īnti-Olympic protesters told CNN the Games should be canceled as it cost lives and livelihoods amid the pandemic.īut as competitions kicked off and Japan’s gold medal count racked up, the public’s mood also shifted. While Tokyo 1964 showcased Japan as an emerging global power on the international stage, with Tokyo 2020, Japan had hoped to revive its stagnating economy. Now that I’m retired, I’d been looking forward to enjoying the Olympic atmosphere in Japan, but that wasn’t possible because of the pandemic,“ Fujita told CNN. Click here to see the full schedule, including heats and semi-finals.“I felt like Tokyo 1964 was happening in a different world as a child. The swimming event finals below will take place each evening from 18:00 CET (16:00 GMT/UTC). READ: Five things to know about Netherlands swimming star Arno Kamminga 2022 FINA World Championships schedule - Swimming The loudest cheer of the event will undoubtedly be reserved for home hero Kristof Milak, the 200 butterfly Olympic champion and world record holder who will be swimming in his favourite pool. In the 200 breaststroke, Australia’s world record holder and Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook is the man to watch. READ: Five things to know about swimming sensation Kaylee McKeownĮlsewhere, the USA triple threat of 400 IM Olympic champion Chase Kalisz, 200 specialist Michael Andrew and breakthrough star Carson Foster will all be confident of winning.Ī new 100 breaststroke king will be crowned with Adam Peaty missing the event through injury, and flying Dutchman Arno Kamminga, who won two silver medals at Tokyo 2020, is considered by many to be his heir. To make versatile McKeown’s task even harder, she will also likely compete in the 200 individual medley, having swum a time this year that would have been good enough to land her another gold at Tokyo 2020. The Australian is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 and 200 metres, but will have to be at her best to hold off the likes of American Regan Smith and Canada’s Kylie Masse - the only other two female swimmers in history to break the 58-second barrier in the 100. In the backstroke, expect fireworks from 100m world record holder Kaylee McKeown. The seven-time Olympic champion will compete in the 400, 8 freestyle - the trio of events she won at the 2017 World Championships, also in Budapest. The absence of Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who is skipping Worlds to focus on the 2022 Commonwealth Games, means that Katie Ledecky is the heavy favourite to take home gold in all four of her individual events. Caeleb Dressel won three individual gold medals at Tokyo 2020 (GETTY IMAGES) Katie Ledecky going for three individual golds
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