So what did you get out of the 2020 Olympics?

[ASEAN NOW News]

 

Now the delayed Olympics have actually finished, many of us are perhaps left with many mixed emotions and reactions across the globe.

 

It was no secret that the Japanese would lose even more by cancelling the games for a second time, so there was a financial incentive to go ahead.

 

However, with the Covid pandemic peeking just as the athletes started to arrive, public sentiment in Japan was firmly saying they should cancel the games.

 

 

After 17 days of competing, the IOC with the help of the Japanese organizing committee seemed to have pulled off the impossible.

 

The coverage on TV was of course slightly quieter than normal due to lack of spectators, however with fellow competitors, coaches, media, and local volunteers cheering and clapping, it didn’t seem to matter.

 

And with so many new disciplines introduced for the first time, such as Skateboarding and Speed Climbing making compulsive watching, the 2020 games became cool and trendy, and it delivered.

 

Surely the point is to grow the sports, and to encourage youngsters everywhere to put down their mobiles and start participating too.

 

Seeing 13-year old’s winning medals will inspire many kids to follow in their footsteps. That has to be a bonus.

 

However, the biggest winners have to be all of us sitting at home watching, many in lock down.

 

But for 17 days competing and enjoying these talented competitors, we were able to watch on TV and for a while Covid was not at the top of the agenda.

 

So, what did you get out of watching the 2020 Olympics?