Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fined tuned operations and practiced COVID-19 countermeasures with under three months to go before the Tokyo Games begin. Despite the state of emergency, organisers have operated more than 11 test events since last month with no reported coronavirus cases resulting. Japanese rhythmic gymnast Nanami Takenaka said at a separate test event the previous day she understood there were opposing views, but that gave her team an extra reason to bring cheer through their performances. Sunday's morning session also included the men's shot put, the women's triple jump and the women's 200 metre. The evening session is to include several events including finals for the pole vault, high jump, javelin throw and the men's 100 metre.

Source: The Star May 09, 2021 06:56 UTC