Success in the Olympic Games is usually focused on medals, especially gold ones, and countries are usually ranked in terms of the number of medals won, and sometimes as medals per million of population or gross domestic product.
GAMES
Tokyo 2020 played out in empty arenas but bound eight billion people together
So how was it for you? Whether you loved or hated them, you have to admit these Olympic Games were a crazy proposition. With 206 competing teams, they were bigger and more diverse than the United Nations and – with an estimated bill of at least £12bn, 111% over budget – the Japanese could have bought 300 new 300-bed hospitals, or 1,200 elementary schools, with what they cost to put on.
RALLY AROUND TEAM TTO
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HUNGRY FOR MORE
“After competing at this Olympics, I’m hungry for more success. I’ll be training towards Paris.”
Lewis: No Trinidad and Tobago athlete will be left behind in Japan
IF ANY remaining member of Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic delegation in Japan tests positive for covid19 before departure on the final day on Sunday, and must undergo mandatory quarantine owing to Japan’s government regulations, TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis will postpone his return home until the athlete/s is/are allowed to leave.