TOKYO: Japanese residents in the Olympic host city of Tokyo celebrated their athletes' success in the global sports showpiece on Thursday by queuing up for photos around an Olympic monument near the city's National Stadium.
Host nation Japan is enjoying a stellar Games, sitting third in the medal table with 13 golds, four silvers and five bronzes, behind only sports giants China and the United States.Sporting a Tokyo 2020 Japan blazer, Chiyoko Oshima and her friend had originally held tickets to several events, including men's gymnastics, but due to the ban on spectators at the Games, they have instead resorted to viewing them from a hotel room.
"The fact that these people are so young, and that they prepared with all their strength and heart, and when we saw their huge success on TV, we toasted and shed tears of immense joy," said 62-year-old Oshima.
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