Tokyo has hosted its first international sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic, seen as a major trial ahead of next year’s postponed Olympics in the city, with a reported 2,000
Tokyo has hosted its first international sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic, seen as a major trial ahead of next year’s postponed Olympics in the city, with a reported 2,000 fans in attendance.
A total of 30 gymnasts from Japan, China, Russia and the United States competed in the Friendship and Solidarity Competition.
The one-day exhibition gymnastics meeting is intended to show that the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in just under nine months.
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