Tokyo (CNN) When history looks back on this year's Tokyo Olympics , images of masked athletes and empty stadiums will likely be the defining feature. New sports, new medalists, new recordsWhile Biles and Felix may have both competed in their final Games, Tokyo 2020 also highlighted athletes at the start of their Olympic careers. Great Britain's Sky Brown competes in the park skateboarding competition at the Tokyo Olympics, where she won bronze. At times, particularly at the start of the Games, venues were eerily quiet. Covid-19 countermeasuresThe buildup to the Tokyo Games was dominated by the backdrop of the pandemic as rumors of a cancellation or a further postponement swirled.

Source: CNN August 09, 2021 01:12 UTC