Bengaluru, July 14: After a one-year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic and amidst growing protests in the host city, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is set to unfold.
The showpiece event is set to begin on July 23rd. While international fans had been banned long back, due to the rising cases in Tokyo, the glitzy even will lose some of its sheen as the tournament will be held completely behind closed doors.
With no fans, and quarantine rules and social distancing and covid replacements, the upcoming Games will be like no other, with the threat of the virus hanging over its head.
Athletes and officials have already starting reaching the venue.
As we gear up for the much-awaited Tokyo Games, mykhel, with inputs from PTI, takes you down memory lane. Here are some of the highlights and fun facts from the first two editions of the modern Olympics, held in 1896 and 1900.
1896, Greece Olympics:
1900, Paris Olympics: