FACTBOX: Tokyo Olympics by numbers

FACTBOX: Tokyo Olympics by numbers

The Star Online - Sport·2021-08-09 08:01

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Games came to a close on Sunday, ending 16 days of high drama on and off the playing field.

Here is a summary of major figures and facts at the Games:

17 WORLD RECORDS

Disruptions to training caused by the pandemic did not dampen the intensity of competition with 17 world records smashed across sports. In rowing, which labels its marks differently due to variations in course conditions, five new world bests were recorded.

Three world records fell in athletics with Norway's Karsten Warholm in the men's 400m hurdles, American Sydney McLaughlin in the women's event and Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas in the women's triple jump.

Three more fell at the velodrome, while six world-record times came in the pool. Shooting and Olympic debutant climbing saw one record apiece fall.

Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze earned three world records in one event, breaking the mark for the men's 109kg snatch, clean & jerk and total lift.

ZERO SPECTATORS

The Games were held without any paying spectators to guard against COVID-19 infection, with coaches, team members and officials cheering on athletes in near-empty venues. That could mean a big financial hit for host city Tokyo, which had wanted to recoup some of the cost of holding the games from ticket sales.

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