The International Olympic Committee announced on the 25th that it would revise the "Anti epidemic Manual" of the Tokyo Olympic Games to allow medal winners to take off their masks briefly when receiving awards.
The "Epidemic Prevention Manual" formulated before the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games stipulates that all athletes must "wear masks throughout the process" when receiving awards. Mark Adams, spokesman of the International Olympic Committee, also insisted that winning athletes "must" wear masks when receiving awards when answering questions from media reporters earlier on the 25th.
In the men's 400m individual medley final held on the 25th, Kalish, the runner up of the Rio Olympic Games and the champion of the World Championships, won the first gold medal of the Olympic Games for the US team. As a result, Kalish, the silver medal winner and the bronze medal winner took off their masks when receiving the award, which caused controversy. At the press conference after the game, Kalish explained that when they received the prize, someone opposite them held a sign asking them to take off their masks, so they did so without deliberately violating the epidemic prevention regulations.
It is reported that since the start of the Olympic Games, many award-winning athletes have been dissatisfied with the "mask order". Therefore, the International Olympic Committee made a modification on the 25th according to the advice of public health experts. From that day on, athletes who have won medals are allowed to "take off masks for up to 30 seconds when standing on their respective podiums for media reporters to take photos" ——This new regulation applies to all the events held in the venues next to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee said that for athletes, receiving Olympic medals is a unique moment in their sports career. They hope to smile and show their emotions - but they must wear masks when standing on the gold medal podium for group photos.
Source CCTV news client
Edit Gao Shanshan
Process Editor Liu Weili