Last Saturday, the Olympic Games in Tokyo started - a year later, due to corona. Our country, Belgium, has sent the biggest group of athletes ever this time. Among them a lot of youngsters, who'll be there to learn in view of the Games in Paris, 2024.
Up to now, we only have won 2 medals. A silver one for Wout Van Aert in cycling, and a bronze one for Mathias Casse in judo. We have hopes for a couple of others, of course. We have Nafi Thiam and Nina Derwael, who are both world champions, and there may be some unexpected chances in sports that are not well-known. For instance, our team in 3x3 basketball is doing well.
Yesterday, because it was raining very hard, we watched the team final of gymnastics. Quite something what happened to Simone Biles. I assume her pride was hurt, because she didn't do well on the jump. Read in today's newspaper that she won't be competing in the allround final as well.
One hundred years ago, in 1920, the Olympic Games took place in Antwerp. Our grandma, who was born and raised there, attended them. She was just 20 at the time, and newly married to our granddad. But here in Tokyo there is no public attending, and that must be hard for the athletes. Some of them won't mind, but there are athletes who trive on the applause.
Well, we have to wait and see what happens next.
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