Kazunori Takishima¡¯s Olympic dream of setting a world record ¡ª a plan that cost him almost $40,000 ¡ª ended this week when organisers said spectators would be banned from most Olympic events.
Takishima bought a hundred Tokyo 2020 tickets, saving and planning for years in the hope of attending the most Olympic events ever.
¡°I stayed up until three in the morning with my mind completely blank,¡± Takishima said of his reaction to the decision to ban fans, wearing a headband emblazoned with the national symbol of Japan. ¡°I was just really stunned by the news. I wish I had been able to cry. That would have helped relieve my stress.¡±
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