This is why the Tokyo Olympics will be remembered

KATHMANDU: AUGUST 9 – The Tokyo Olympics have officially ended. The Olympics is one of the most prestigious sports competitions in the world, which is held every four years. At the Tokyo Olympics, 339 events were played in 33 games. Where the struggle of the players can’t be forgotten. Here are some of the coolest stories from the Tokyo Olympics:

The competition is one year late and without spectators

Amid speculation over whether the coronavirus epidemic is possible, Japan has hosted the Olympics. As in World War II, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 was delayed by a year amid speculation that the Olympics would be cancelled. The competition scheduled for 2020 could not be held on time due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Although the Tokyo Olympics 2020 was organized, the competition could only be held in 2021. Similarly, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the competition became spectators. Spectators were not allowed to enter the stadium due to coronavirus’s growing infection.

For the first time, 49 per cent of women participated

For the first time in history, the year 1900 was a special year for women. It was the same year that women first competed in the Olympics. Known as the Paris Olympics, there were 22 female athletes out of a total of 997 athletes at the time.

Helene de Pourtales of Switzerland became the first woman to play in the Olympics.

The story of women’s participation after 121 years is encouraging. For the first time in the history of the Olympics, this time, 49 per cent of the total participants participated in the Tokyo Olympics. The country topped the medal table with more medals for women than for men. This is another matter of joy.

The right to equality

Laurel Hubbard, a New Zealand weightlifter, is the first transgender woman in the world to compete in the Olympics.

Despite losing the game, she won the hearts of all by participating based on equality. Although she did not reach the final stage, she thanked everyone for participating in the Olympics.

The game is not played just to win

Mutaz Essa Barshim a Qatar athlete, presented a model of humanity, saying it is not just about winning the Olympics. He also conveyed the message that the spirit of a player is important in human values. Barshim also gave a gold medal to Italian rival Gianmarco Tamberi, who was injured during the final.

In the men’s high jump, Barshim and Tamberi jumped the same 2.37 meters. Both together topped the list.

The event official then told the duo to hit three more jumps as per the rules. In three jumps, both failed to jump at the same distance of 2.37. When the winner was not decided even after three jumps, then the official again asked both of them to jump once. But during the previous jump, the Italian player Tamberi was injured. He withdrew from the final, citing injuries. Qatar player Barshim also withdrew his name and both the players shared gold and made everyone emotional.

The discussion was given by the dress

At the 2021 Olympics, women’s athletes’ attire continues to be discussed. This time, the incident of wearing full clothes was in the news.

Germany’s gymnastics team competed against women’s ‘sexualization’ by wearing a full-body dress instead of a bikini-cut leotard. The idea of ​​having to wear the clothes you like got a lot of attention at the Olympics. Moreover, the discussion of the German player’s clothes brought them to a different situation than the game.

Falling, getting up, running

It’s easier to fall, but it’s harder to get up and run again. It’s even harder to win. But Sifan Hassan, a 28-year-old athlete from the Netherlands, managed to make history from such an accident. On August 2, a Kenyan athlete competed on the track in the women’s 1500m qualifiers. Sifan, who was nearby, also fall with her, but she got up and ran.

She ran in such a way that she managed to finish the race in the first place. She falls from the mistake of the second player. If she wanted to, she could protest and go straight to the previous stage. But she didn’t just show sportsmanship‚ she finished the race in the first place.

Let’s not play in the mental state

American gymnast Simone Biles was in the spotlight at the ongoing Olympics. The reason for winning the game was considered only physical, but it is equally important for the players to be mentally prepared. Saying that she was not mentally ready, she withdrew her name from the final and became a new example.

Simone, known as the Greatest of All Time, is a 30-time Olympic and World Cup champion. She was four medals away from becoming the most medal-winning athlete in Olympic history. But she focused on mental health rather than medals.

The record of a small country to win a medal

San Marino is the smallest country to win an Olympic medal. Alessandra Perilli of San Marino, a country with a population of only 34,000, won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, making it the smallest country in the world to win an Olympic medal. She won the country’s bronze medal in women’s trap shooting.

Similarly, Bermuda has become the smallest country to win a gold medal in the Olympics since the Tokyo Olympics.

For Bermuda with a population of 63,000, Flora Duffy made history by winning gold in the triathlon.

‘Play Like a Girl’

It was the first sport in which skateboarding competed in the Olympics. However, the athletes of this sport made history in their debut Olympics.

Momiji Nishiya, 13, of Japan, won a gold medal in the women’s individual skateboard. The silver medal was won by 13-year-old Rayssa Leal from Brazil. The bronze was won by 16-year-old Funa Nakayama of Japan.

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