How was the 2021 Tokyo Olympics medal ceremony different?

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. Medalists and ceremony officials also wore masks, which the medalists could then take off for 30 seconds. There were no handshakes and no hugs during the ceremony. The medals were presented to the athletes on a tray._x000D_

More Tokyo Olympics Covid-19 facts:

_x000D_With no paying spectators allowed to attend most Olympic events, an immersive sound system will create the right atmosphere for the athletes in the stadiums and venues. Organizers will feed crowd noise recorded from each event at previous Olympics events into the arena as one of several ways to support the athletes.