[Photo] Olympians hate wearing masks, too

Officials from different national teams cheer for their athletes at an Olympic venue in Tokyo with their masks pulled down to their chins on Wednesday. (pool photo)

The playbook for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics states athletes and officials should “wear a face mask at all times to protect you and everyone around you.” They are also asked to “keep two metres’ distance from athletes and at least one metre from others.”

Two athletes cheer for their team during a judo event at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. (pool photo)

However, it’s not difficult to find athletes or officials not abiding by these rules in Olympic venues. You can see some of them in these photos.

Volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics sanitize the venue during a taekwondo event on Tuesday. (pool photo)

Meanwhile, Tokyo saw 2,848 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, and the number of Olympic-related cases rose to 155.

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