Olympic champions at the Tokyo Games, starting next week, can forget about their medals hanging around their necks while standing on the podium, shaking hands with dignitaries and enjoying their success. Instead, the three medals would be presented on a tray to the athletes on the podium and then they would be required to hang them around their necks in front of empty stands. Shaking hands or even hugging will not happen.
“Medals will not be given around the neck,” International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said in a virtual media roundtable on Wednesday (July 14). “They will be presented to the athlete on a tray and the athlete himself will take the medal.
“It will be ensured that the person who will put the medal on the tray will do it with disinfected gloves. Presenters and athletes will wear masks. No one will shake hands or hug during the ceremony,” he said.
The Olympics have lost much public support in Japan due to fears they will increase infections, even though no spectators will be allowed into sporting venues and there are strict health measures in place for all sports participants.
The Olympic approach to football is different in Europe, where UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has personally hung medals around players’ necks in competition finals in recent weeks. Ceferin also shook hands with Italy’s standout goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma at the Euro 2020 medal and trophy presentation in London on Sunday.
Donnarumma’s save in the penalty shootout won the title for Italy against England. Bach confirmed on Wednesday that there would be no handshakes or hugs during the ceremony in Tokyo.
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