Or is media coverage of the Olympics, especially from U.S. TV rights-holder NBC, viewing the event through rose-colored glasses? Tracy Brown, staff writer: With the rising number of confirmed COVID cases and the low vaccination rate in Japan, I was already pretty wary about the Tokyo Olympics in the weeks leading up to the opening ceremony. But once the competitions were officially underway, the TV broadcasts have more or less felt like the Olympics as usual. U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel celebrates after winning the men’s 100m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics. For a long time, the Olympics bucked the trend, but I think Tokyo will be remembered as its swan song.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 30, 2021 21:00 UTC