Gymnastics: Japan hosts 1st int'l sports tournament during pandemic

The first international sports meet hosted by Japan since the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in March concluded Sunday without any apparent difficulties.Employing stringent measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the one-day Friendship and Solidarity gymnastics competition was an important trial for Tokyo Olympic organizers studying how to safely hold events in a world still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic.A total of 30 gymnasts from Japan, the United States, Russia and China were split into two teams of mixed nationalities and genders before 2,094 spectat…READ FULL ARTICLE