All 12 swimmers from Australia, Canada and the United States on the podium for the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay ceremony went mask-less, grinning to photographers
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There is a new perk to winning an Olympic medal.
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You may remove your mask for 30 seconds.
The International Olympic Committee confirmed its new policy Sunday, which allows medalists to bare the bottom half of their faces for a half-minute on the podium for a photo opportunity.
All 12 swimmers from Australia, Canada and the United States on the podium for the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay ceremony went mask-less, grinning to photographers. In Tokyo, masks are mandatory for all venues — inside and out — as part of strict measures to battle the coronavirus.
“It’s not a nice to have. It’s a must to have,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told Reuters. “No, there is no relaxation and we would urge and ask everyone to obey the rules. It’s important for the sports, for everyone involved and for our Japanese friends and it would send a strong message.”
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The IOC noted the change to its victory ceremony protocol to allow athletes an image for the media that “captures their faces and their emotions during a unique moment in their sporting career, as well as to celebrate the achievements of all the medalists together.”
After the winner’s national anthem, the athletes are invited by a visual sign from an official to take off their masks and instructed to remain on their dedicated platform respecting the original distance measures The silver and bronze medalists may only join the winner on the top platform once all masks are back in place.
Most participating countries have respected the masking rules, but the Olympic teams of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan filed through the opening ceremony mostly without wearing them.
Ten more positive Covid cases connected to the Games were revealed Sunday, raising the total to 132 since July 1.
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