Name: Tokyo 2021: Countdown during lockdown | DW Documentary
Uploaded: 2021-09-26T06:32:22.000Z
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The games of the 32nd Olympiad in 2020 are awarded to the city of Tokyo!

We agreed to postpone the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 to 2021.

It began to feel real when we wanted to come back from the

We were among the last to leave the country. The airline sent us a

message at night, telling us there would be no more flights departing

My colleague sent a message to our WhatsApp group. It hit me hard —

that's a really hard pill to swallow. All you really do is train for

four years; it's the highest goal an athlete can reach.

Whether it was good or bad for me personally won't become clear until

the qualifications next spring. One thing won't change

the Olympic Games are my highest goal, especially the upcoming Tokyo Games.

I didn't think athletes' nominations would be nullified. I was surprised.

But also happy because it gives me another shot at

When you become an Olympic Champion, it takes a while to realize and

understand what's happened. A lot of that takes place at home,

It is the main stage for sports. So this year's decision was pretty

huge and carries consequences. Which is another reason why it's

so important that they were postponed and not cancelled.

Thomas Röhler didn't choose this downtime in the garden.

He had been training for the Olympic Games for several years

The Games have been postponed for a full year.

In Spring 2020, the top-level sports world went into lockdown.

For around a week after we were in a sort of in between zone.

It was still ok to be on training grounds,

but let's say it wasn't welcomed. Gradually the sport retreated:

there were social distancing rules; and we moved the training equipment

from the halls to our homes so that we could stay fit.

None of us knew how long this would last.

Everyone has had to begin training alone,

Discussions about whether or not the Olympic Games could take place

We as a society don't know what's coming our way. We don't know whether

the Games will take place as a big event, or if it's a dangerous event,

Going on walks has become a nationwide hobby. People are going outside,

and of course I am too. If you can't travel anywhere,

We trained quite a lot. And then to find out the Games weren't

taking place — it was as if you'd trained for nothing,

because that was your main goal. It was really sad.

Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch is one of Germany's top high jumpers.

But she still wasn't allowed into the training facilities.

She started training in the forest, because of problems with the hall.

I went with her several times. It was outside, which was still allowed.

In the beginning we all thought: Ok it'll be two crappy weeks of pandemic

but then it will get better. Obviously that's not what happened.

It became clear that the Coronavirus wasn't just passing through.

At this point, no one knows how long the pandemic will last,

So athletes have been finding ways to train at home.

- Arms to the side, palms facing up. Right leg to the right.

Jungfleisch and her coach were allowed back onto the track.

Jungfleish competed in the 2016 Olympics. She came in seventh.

Many would be proud of that result. But not Jungfleisch.

Because two weeks earlier she jumped two meters.

With two meters, she could have won in Rio.

After I came in seventh, I just wanted to be alone. I was so disappointed.

I didn't want to see Tamás; or anyone really.

The Tokyo Games are Jungfleisch's last chance.

But can the Games or any competition before Tokyo take place?

The uncertainty is hard to bear at times. I'm training for competitions,

which may or may not take place. I don't know — it's pretty upsetting.

"On this day I believe we can say that the first phase of the

"For weeks stores, restaurants and playgrounds have remained closed.

Now the capital is slowly returning to normal — to the great relief of most."

The first phase of the Covid pandemic is slowly coming to an end.

And the likelihood of the Olympics taking place is gradually increasing.

There's no bigger dream for me. I absolutely want to take part,

and hope I make it someday. I structure my whole life accordingly.

My professional career comes second to my athletic career,

and I combine competitive sports with my studies.

Madeline Folgmann has had to stay at her desk much more often than she

Her passion is the Korean martial art Taekwondo.

I was very nervous. I can remember how one of my teammates told me to

do a loud battle cry to intimidate my opponent, which I did.

And I can't remember how it all went — but I know I kicked my opponent

in the head and she got a nosebleed. I looked at my mum and asked her

what to do. She said, good! And then I won.

It was a nice way to finish my first tournament.

The postponement of the Games has also had a positive side for Folgmann?

She didn't make it past the qualification tournaments.

When the games were postponed, those results were nullified —

I'm very disciplined. I make sure I have a good daily routine,

that my social life isn't too active or too late, and that I take time

to recover and rest. Basically that my life has structure. I need that.

She may be the underdog at the next qualification tournament,

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