Tokyo: Athletes who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics will now be able to use a wide smile for shutterbugs after the IOC updates its protocol on Sunday, allowing them to remove their mask for 30 seconds during the podium ceremony.
The committee has made mandatory wasks for athletes, trainers, and officials at any time to deal with the threat of Covid-19.
The protocol is updated, which allows athletes to remove the mask briefly, it comes into force on Sunday morning.
“It has been decided today, in line with the Tokyo 2020 playbook, to adapt the victory ceremony protocol to allow the athletes to have a physical picture of distance on the podium without their mask for 30 seconds, and group photos with masks in the gold medal step,” said IOC in a statement.
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The winning ceremony protocol was adapted to allow athletes to have images for media that capture their faces and their emotions during a unique moment in their sports career, and to celebrate the achievement of all medals together.” The organizer has taken extreme steps.
To keep the game safely in Covid times.
Athletes are served a medal on a tray and they have to wear them on their own necks than an official who did it for them.
“Not at a limited time point (op photo) must be invited to join each other on the gold medal platform.
They must remain on their special platform respect for the original distance.” The athletes were invited to restore their masks.
on a visual sign before other photo opportunities, “added IOC.