Monday, July 26, 2021

The Olympics relaxes epidemic prevention regulation, Taiwan's competition results, Japan's vaccine passport

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Translation of external news on Tokyo Olympics


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The Olympics relaxes the podium epidemic prevention regulations, you can take photos without a mask for 30 seconds

In response to complaints and reflections from many players, the International Olympic Games announced changes to the covid epidemic prevention regulations related to the Tokyo Olympics awards ceremonies. Players are allowed to take off their masks up to 30 seconds when standing on the podium  for snapshots. 

Under the reaction of the players, the International Olympic Games announced changes to the covid epidemic prevention regulations related to the Tokyo Olympic award ceremony. 


Previously, in order to prevent covid, the International Olympics announced that it must strictly not take group photos at the podium, and must wear masks throughout the process. After frequent complaints from various teams, they agreed to relax the regulations. The International Olympics stated "In order for the media to capture the expressions and emotions of the unique moments in the athletes' sports career, and to celebrate the achievements of all medal winners together, we have revised the conditions and scientific recommendations in compliance with the epidemic prevention regulations."

The Tokyo Olympics opens on 23 July. That is, during the awards ceremony, after playing the winner’s national anthem, the contestants can stand on the podium and take off their masks to take pictures; then put on the masks again to be in the center of the podium or close to the photographer's location for shooting. (Leita Sports News)


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Yang Yongwei "first post after winning silver"! Sensational voice: Because of regrets, I have more ambitious pursuits 

Reporter : Wang Yiqi 

Taiwanese judo player Yang Yongwei won the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics 60kg gold medal on 24 July, setting the record for Taiwan's fastest medal in Olympic history, and became the first medal in Taiwan’s judo. His handsome appearance caused an accident. Taiwan and Japan netizens pay attention. 

After a day of silence after winning the silver, Yang Yongwei posted a message on Instagram, "I am very lucky and happy."  Yongwei settled down one day to post a message to express his feelings. He revealed, "This will not be easy on 24 July 2021... I am very lucky and very happy. There are so many people who have to thank me along the way. I am full of gratitude. Today’s historic moment was created by everyone’s joint efforts! So I want to share this touch and glory together.” 

 Yang Yongwei posted a number of photos of the medal, saying that he was very happy to win the first Olympic medal for Taiwan Judo. "It is because of some regrets that I have a more ambitious pursuit." At the same time I also thank everyone for cheering for him in front of TV and LIVE, "Thank you for your blessings! Wherever your heart goes, it is the direction." 


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Luo Jialing wins bronze in the first post named thanks to the business class turmoil "The most controversial 3 people" 

Editor : Cai Minggen 



Luo Jialing wrote for the first time after winning the bronze medal, stating that after a day of fierce battle, he finally won a bronze medal for Taiwan. There are really too many people to thank for a while, but the first thing to do is first of all, I would like to thank Lin Hongdao, Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Games and the Director of Sports, and the Taekwondo Association of the Republic of China, who have supported the athletes for a long time. Thank you for giving me the strength to allow me to stand on the Olympic stage today. Finally, I would like to thank Huizhi Information Co., Ltd. for long-term funding. Company, it's nice to have you."

Luo Jialing specially marked in the post, "Chairman Lin Hongdao of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Games", "Sports Director Zhang Shaoxi", "Sports Department Deputy Director Hong Zhichang", "Republic of China Taekwondo Association Chairman Zhang Huolu", and also You Huizhi Information Co., Ltd. In the "economy class turmoil" that broke out recently, Taiwan's Tokyo Olympics team players took the economy class to cause a disturbance. Public opinion arose and anger was unstoppable. Lin Hongdao and Hong Zhichang were also attacked for taking Business Class, and Zhang Shaoxi even asked for resignation.


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More cost-effective to receive the Guoguang bonus on a monthly basis

Reporter  : Lin Xuanjun


Good news came from the Tokyo Olympics. In addition to the judo male god Yang Yongwei who won Taiwan’s first judo medal, the 19-year-old Taekwondo player Luo Jialing also defeated the representative of Niger and won the bronze medal. The two also won 7 million and 5 million respectively. Guoguang bonus, Luo Jialing learned through the media that there was a bonus to receive, and was shocked, "Really? I don't know!"; well-known lawyers also jumped out to analyze, according to the "Guoguang Sports Medal and Scholarship Award" regulations, compared with It is more cost-effective to take away the bonus once and receive it on a monthly basis.

Lin Zhiqun pointed out on Facebook that according to the "Guoguang Sports Medal and Scholarship Awarding Measures", the Olympic Games are first-class competitions, with gold, silver and bronze prizes of 20 million, 7 million and 5 million respectively. Article 14 of the regulations It was pointed out that "the scholarship and bursary should be received at one time, but those who won the top three Olympics can choose to receive the following monthly amounts: 125,000 for the first place, 38,000 for the second, and 24,000 for the third."

Lin Zhiqun pointed out that it is more cost-effective for sports to receive monthly gold medals. He listed 1.5 million gold medals a year, 13 years equals 20 million, silver medals 456,000 a year, 15 years and 5 months more than 7 million, bronze medals 288,000 in a year, more than 5 million in 17 years and 5 months.


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Earn medals for 3 days in a row! Taiwan men's archery team wins silver again after 17 years of losing to South Korea

Reporters : Yang Zhizhong and Lin Hyun-kyun 


On 26 July morning, the Chinese Taipei Men's Archery Team, in the Tokyo Olympic Archery Men's Team 8 Finals, defeated the conference's second-seeded mainland team 5 to 1 and successfully broke into the 4th. At 2.40 pm, the Dutch team successfully advanced to the final. Although the Chinese team’s archery three Musketeers, Tang Zhijun, Wei Junheng and Deng Yucheng,  worked hard to achieve their results,  the South Korean team was not a fuel-efficient lamp. It was 6 consecutive times. Both arrows scored 10 points, and the Taipei Three Musketeers showed a high level of competition, but in the end they still lost to South Korea and won the silver medal. 


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The Olympics Three Musketeers win silver! Tang Zhijun’s alma mater set off firecrackers to celebrate 

Reporter : Wu Xinyan /Photographers : Wu Juyu, Tian Jiaqing 



Taiwan Olympics Archery men's team wins silver. The uninterrupted cooperation of the three players has also become the key to this victory. The veteran Wei Junheng in the formation stabilized his military spirit. The two Olympic novices did not have stage fright and shot the silver medal for Taiwan. The Olympic archery coach also broke the news, saying that the three players were especially in the game before the competition. The room simulation game, even entering the stadium, is too funny to come out of the toilet. 

As for the family members far away in Taiwan, they are all watching the TV in Taiwan, and they are all excited when they learn the moment they win silver. They were happy to set off firecrackers at the school gate, because the Chinese men's team shoots arrows and picks silver, member Tang Zhijun's alma mater enlightenment coach, and school staff are ecstatic. He even directly videotaped with Liu Zhanming, an Olympic archery coach in Tokyo. 




Archery Coach Liu Zhanming said, "I'm very happy, that is, everyone worked hard together, the whole Mingde archery system worked hard together, the result of hard work over the past few years." The coach said frankly that he was very happy because the archery team finally won the silver medal. He was also relieved, while the other end, watching the archery competition nervously, was watching the archery competition. He was Wei Junheng’s archery coach. He could not hide the joy in his heart when he talked about the performance of the triumphant soldiers in the Olympics, so he immediately called Dad Wei. 

Wei Junheng’s father said, "It’s all the coach’s credit. Fortunately, I was able to do it before. Let them go and let them play freely." 

In the trio, there is also Deng Yucheng who is also an Olympic novice. His father said that the same is defending. On the TV, watch the game nervously. Deng Yucheng’s father said, "Yes, I believe that I will succeed. My son has persisted until now. He has passed the test and won the silver medal. I am really happy." This time the men’s archery team, it can be said that the veteran and the rookie rushed together. 

Wei Junheng is 27 years old. At the 2015 Asian Archery Championships, he mixed team gold medals and men’s team bronze medals. This time he played a role of stabilizing the military spirit in the team. Deng Yucheng, 22, is a novice to the Olympics, but he stands in the Olympic hall without any trace. The team's youngest archer Tang Zhijun, who is only 20 years old, defeated South Korea in the men's team archery competition at the 2018 Asian Games. He once said that he even dreamed of competing with the South Korean team. They met again in the Tokyo Olympics. Although it is a pity they lost, the three-person team worked well together and successfully won the silver medal for Taiwan.


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Zhang Jialang's swordsmanship wins gold for Hong Kong in Tokyo Olympics 

Image credit : Yang Baixian


Starting from the top 32, Zhang Jialang (Cheung Ka-long), the "Sword God", reached the final stage at the Tokyo Olympics today (26th) and defeated the defending Italian team star Daniele Garozzo at 15:11. Winning the first gold medal in the history of Hong Kong swordsmanship, it is also the second Hong Kong Olympic gold medalist ever since the Hong Kong team's "After the Wind" Li Lishan in 1996.

The 24-year-old Ka-long competed in the Olympics for the second time, and was in the kendo of the men's individual foil individual final. In the round of 16 he upset and beat the world's first brother Alessio Foconi (Alessio Foconi), and met his compatriot and previous champion Daniele Garozzo in the final. Ka-long has lost in the past two matches. The last time he lost in the 2017 World Cup was 12:15. This time on the highest stage, Ka-long showed his fearless spirit after falling behind by 3 swords, and scored 6:4 ahead of the lead on several occasions. At this time, when the two were buried in a battle, the opponent injured his right thigh and had to be treated on the sidelines. The match was suspended for two minutes and then reopened. Jia Lang took advantage of the momentum to open the score to 10:6, and was approached to 10:9. He was encouraged by the Hong Kong team's coaching team and his comrades, and finally resisted the pressure and won by 15:11. .

Ranked 19th in the world, he leapfrogged a number of powerful enemies, stabbed the Hong Kong swordsmanship for the first Olympic gold medal, and over-completed the individual competition. His task of punching cards has not yet been completed, and he will join forces with Zhang Xiaolun, Cai Junyan and Wu Nuohong in the men's foil team competition next Sunday, seeking to make history in the quarterfinals. 

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Take off the masks! Tokyo Olympics may become a breach in epidemic prevention, IOC unexpectedly relaxes "30 seconds"

Reporter : Yang Qing 


The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced 3 more athletes who arrived in Tokyo were diagnosed. Since the beginning of July, the number of confirmed cases related to the Olympics has accumulated to 148! Although the International Olympic Games requires athletes to wear masks on the podium, and physical contact with other people is prohibited, many athletes have violated the regulations these days, which also raises concerns that the athletes’ village will become a hotbed for the spread of the virus. 

There are another athletes, because they are diagnosed and missed the Olympics! CNN anchor: "The American golfer, Bryson DeChambeau, will not compete in the Olympics because he tested positive before going to Tokyo." 16 more cases were diagnosed in the Olympics on Monday, and at least 148 people have been diagnosed so far; but the awards screen on the court but it makes people worry about whether the epidemic in the player’s village will break out.

In the 400 m mixed style, American swimmers and Kalisz won gold, but when the winners took a happy group photo, none of them put on masks, let alone maintain social distancing, blatantly violating the epidemic prevention regulations promulgated before the International Olympic Games. It is just that for athletes, the podium is not just an occasion to celebrate and there may be this reason for not wearing a mask. 

CNN reporter said, "You can understand the hot and humid weather. When you stretch your limbs outdoors, it is very unbearable. (According to the NHK report) every year because of the high temperature, more than 50,000 people are hospitalized and hundreds of people die." 

After all, the past few years today, the high temperature in Tokyo is above 30 degrees. How to prevent heatstroke when the Olympics has become a major premise for athletes to win medals?

Sydney Health Sciences Professor Jie said, "We found that towels wrapped in ice cubes are very effective. This provides cold materials with stronger conductivity and can cool down around the neck." The International Olympic Games lost to the athletes' reaction. They announced that they would change the epidemic prevention guidelines and allow on the podium, athletes can take off their masks for "30 seconds." 

The ill-fated Olympics, now besides the heat, has to worry about this. News narration: "Typhoon (Nebot) continues to develop and moves northwest to eastern Japan. It is close to northeastern or eastern Japan on 7/27. Landing from there is not ruled out." 

Japanese media reported that Typhoon No. 8 may bring Tokyo heavy rain, and some of the Olympic games on Tuesday may have to be postponed to Wednesday or Thursday.


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Nearly 2,000 people have been diagnosed in Tokyo and 132 people have been infected in Tokyo Olympics! 

Image : Dazhi Image Associated Press


The number of confirmed cases in Tokyo has continued to soar in recent days, and the number of Tokyo Olympic athletes and related personnel infected with the disease has also continued to increase. The opening ceremony was held in a low-key stadium in the stadium last Friday and the Japanese not allowed to enter the stadiums felt indifferent to the Olympics sporting events. 

On the first day of the consecutive holiday last Thursday, Tokyo residents ran away. Most of them moved across counties to return home and go sightseeing. Now the Japanese government has also begun to worry that the epidemic will be carried from Tokyo to counties and cities. The number of infections in Japan just after the holiday is over may increase again. 

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Covid tally of Japan on 25 July 2021


Comprehensive Japanese media reported 1763 new confirmed cases in Tokyo on 25 July, more than 1,000 people were infected in a single day for 6 consecutive days, and the number of new cases on Sunday broke a record higher than the previous Sunday. A total of 5,017 people have been diagnosed nationwide, an increase of about 2,000 from the previous week.

In the metropolitan areas of Japan, 531 cases were confirmed in Kanagawa Prefecture, 449 cases in Saitama Prefecture, and 471 cases in Osaka Prefecture. In addition, since last Thursday, as people return to their hometowns and travel, the authorities speculate that the number may increase even during the holidays, and it is expected that the scope of influence will emerge this week. 

According to the announcement of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee, two more athletes were diagnosed yesterday. They were all foreign athletes who went to Tokyo from overseas this time. One of them was a Dutch male rower. He was screened after participating in the preliminaries and found a positive diagnosis. The other is a German male bicycle racer. He was screened for infection in the hotel where he was staying. In addition to the two yesterday, 10 players from East Olympics are currently infected with the disease, including 132 people from the conference related personnel who have been diagnosed. 

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The Japanese vaccine passport hits the road on 26 July 2021

On the other hand, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Japan’s "vaccine passport" hits the road from today (26 July 2021). In the future, Japanese citizens who need to go abroad will be exempted from isolation if they show a vaccine passport. 

The first batch of applicable countries is only 5 countries. They are Italy, Australia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Poland. They are not yet open to Taiwan and Singapore. In addition, they can also enter South Korea with vaccine passports. 

However, because South Korea is currently facing the fourth wave of the epidemic, if foreign immigrants want to be exempted from isolation, they need to attach multiple certificates, and the vaccine passport is just one of them. However, Japan’s vaccine passport currently only allows Japanese people to use it abroad, and a two-week quarantine period is required when foreigners enter Japan.

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