If the coronavirus is tamed by then, the Paris Games could quickly become the party games. Already, there is palpable pent-up eagerness among athletes to make up for Tokyo and its disappointments. “Normally, we'll be able to party,” the city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said Sunday on French TV when Tokyo passed the baton. Paris officials were watching closely and say that while they hope for the best, they'll also plan for the worst. Toughest for many Tokyo Olympians was not being accompanied to Japan by loved ones who had no choice but to watch them compete on TV.

Source: ABC News August 09, 2021 01:41 UTC