Organizers announced Monday that fans will be barred from the Tokyo Paralympics because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, just as they were from the recently completed Olympics. Since Rivard hasn’t competed since the pandemic began, she doesn’t know quite what to expect in Tokyo. “For once I was really happy that the Paralympic Games were after the Olympic Games,” Rivard said from a swim team camp in Vancouver before she flies to Tokyo on Tuesday. Canada’s swim team won six of them. “I don’t have a buffer or anything.”Canada’s strong Tokyo Olympic performances made for perfect timing for her confidence.

Source: thestar August 16, 2021 18:22 UTC