Tokyo 2020 Olympics In Numbers: 0 Viewers, 11K Athletes, 20 Records

Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony (Twitter @Tokyo2020)

JAKARTA - The Tokyo Olympics ended on Sunday, August 8 after 16 days of drama on and off the field.

The following is a summary of the main facts in the Olympics as quoted by Reuters from Reuters:

Zero Audience

The Olympics are being held without paying spectators as a precaution against COVID-19 infection so coaches, team members and officials have to cheer on athletes in an almost empty space. That could mean a major financial blow to host city Tokyo, which wants to recoup some of the costs of hosting the games from ticket sales.

Organizers had hoped to fill 50 percent of the seats to a maximum of 10,000 domestic spectators at each location, but eventually agreed to a total ban on spectators after Tokyo declared a fourth state of emergency due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

This hit the hotel and restaurant sector hard in the city and could result in a financial hit of about 151 billion yen (Rp 19.67 trillion), the Nomura Research Institute said.

11 Thousand Athletes

About 11,000 athletes competed in the Tokyo Olympics at 42 venues across Japan including Hokkaido in the north which was chosen to host the marathon's final event due to more moderate summer temperatures.

Athletes compete for 339 medals representing 205 national Olympic committees, with one contingent consisting of athletes with refugee status.

This Olympics is the most promoting gender equality ever in its history where according to the IOC less than half of the total number of athletes competing or competing in the women's events.

20 World Records

The disruption to training due to the pandemic did not dampen the intensity of the competition which resulted in 20 world records in various sports. In rowing, there were six world records.

Three world records were broken in athletics as Norway's Karsten Warholm broke the men's 400m hurdles world record, while America's Sydney McLaughlin in the women's edition of the event. Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas also set a world record in the women's triple jump.

Three world records were also broken at the velodrome and shooting range, while six new world records were set in the swimming pool. Also set a new world record in rock climbing which began to be contested at the Tokyo Olympics.

In weightlifting, four new world records were set, three of which were set by Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze. He broke the world record in the snatch, clean & jerk and the men's 109 kg class total.