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Japan May Limit Spectators at Olympics Opening Ceremony
Daniel Minor
The number of spectators at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics will be reduced to a handful of VIP, or Very Important Persons dignitaries, and Olympic officials because of concerns over the rising number of new COVID-19 cases in the capital, according to a Japanese newspaper.A report in Tuesday’s edition of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper says the idea is part of a larger plan that would ... ...more
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Special Olympics Short story.
Nameless Person
A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All that is, except one boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times and began to cry. The other eight ... ...more