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  • The games of the 32nd Olympiad in 2020 are awarded to the city of Tokyo!

  • We agreed to postpone the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 to 2021.

  • It began to feel real when we wanted to come back from the

  • training camp in Turkey.

  • We were among the last to leave the country. The airline sent us a

  • message at night, telling us there would be no more flights departing

  • from Turkey as of 8am the next day.

  • That's when it hit us.

  • My colleague sent a message to our WhatsApp group. It hit me hard

  • that's a really hard pill to swallow. All you really do is train for

  • four years; it's the highest goal an athlete can reach.

  • Whether it was good or bad for me personally won't become clear until

  • the qualifications next spring. One thing won't change

  • whether it's this year or next

  • the Olympic Games are my highest goal, especially the upcoming Tokyo Games.

  • I didn't think athletes' nominations would be nullified. I was surprised.

  • But also happy because it gives me another shot at

  • proving myself and living my dream.

  • When you become an Olympic Champion, it takes a while to realize and

  • understand what's happened. A lot of that takes place at home,

  • and not on site.

  • It is the main stage for sports. So this year's decision was pretty

  • huge and carries consequences. Which is another reason why it's

  • so important that they were postponed and not cancelled.

  • Thomashler didn't choose this downtime in the garden.

  • He had been training for the Olympic Games for several years

  • when the coronavirus pandemic hit.

  • The Games have been postponed for a full year.

  • In Spring 2020, the top-level sports world went into lockdown.

  • For around a week after we were in a sort of in between zone.

  • It was still ok to be on training grounds,

  • but let's say it wasn't welcomed. Gradually the sport retreated:

  • there were social distancing rules; and we moved the training equipment

  • from the halls to our homes so that we could stay fit.

  • None of us knew how long this would last.

  • Everyone has had to begin training alone,

  • and competitions have been cancelled.

  • Discussions about whether or not the Olympic Games could take place

  • began in March 2020.

  • We as a society don't know what's coming our way. We don't know whether

  • the Games will take place as a big event, or if it's a dangerous event,

  • infection-wise.

  • Going on walks has become a nationwide hobby. People are going outside,

  • and of course I am too. If you can't travel anywhere,

  • you explore what's outside your door.

  • We trained quite a lot. And then to find out the Games weren't

  • taking placeit was as if you'd trained for nothing,

  • because that was your main goal. It was really sad.

  • Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch is one of Germany's top high jumpers.

  • But she still wasn't allowed into the training facilities.

  • She started training in the forest, because of problems with the hall.

  • I went with her several times. It was outside, which was still allowed.

  • In the beginning we all thought: Ok it'll be two crappy weeks of pandemic

  • but then it will get better. Obviously that's not what happened.

  • It became clear that the Coronavirus wasn't just passing through.

  • At this point, no one knows how long the pandemic will last,

  • So athletes have been finding ways to train at home.

  • - Arms to the side, palms facing up. Right leg to the right.

  • A few weeks later,

  • Jungfleisch and her coach were allowed back onto the track.

  • Jungfleish competed in the 2016 Olympics. She came in seventh.

  • Many would be proud of that result. But not Jungfleisch.

  • We were both a little disappointed.

  • Because two weeks earlier she jumped two meters.

  • With two meters, she could have won in Rio.

  • After I came in seventh, I just wanted to be alone. I was so disappointed.

  • I didn't want to see Tamás; or anyone really.

  • The Tokyo Games are Jungfleisch's last chance.

  • She's in her early thirties.

  • But can the Games or any competition before Tokyo take place?

  • The uncertainty is hard to bear at times. I'm training for competitions,

  • which may or may not take place. I don't knowit's pretty upsetting.

  • "On this day I believe we can say that the first phase of the

  • pandemic is behind us."

  • "For weeks stores, restaurants and playgrounds have remained closed.

  • Now the capital is slowly returning to normalto the great relief of most."

  • The first phase of the Covid pandemic is slowly coming to an end.

  • And the likelihood of the Olympics taking place is gradually increasing.

  • There's no bigger dream for me. I absolutely want to take part,

  • and hope I make it someday. I structure my whole life accordingly.

  • My professional career comes second to my athletic career,

  • and I combine competitive sports with my studies.

  • Madeline Folgmann has had to stay at her desk much more often than she

  • would like during the Corona pandemic.

  • Her passion is the Korean martial art Taekwondo.

  • I was very nervous. I can remember how one of my teammates told me to

  • do a loud battle cry to intimidate my opponent, which I did.

  • And I can't remember how it all wentbut I know I kicked my opponent

  • in the head and she got a nosebleed. I looked at my mum and asked her

  • what to do. She said, good! And then I won.

  • It was a nice way to finish my first tournament.

  • The postponement of the Games has also had a positive side for Folgmann?

  • She didn't make it past the qualification tournaments.

  • When the games were postponed, those results were nullified

  • When the games were postponed, those results were nullified

  • I'm very disciplined. I make sure I have a good daily routine,

  • that my social life isn't too active or too late, and that I take time

  • to recover and rest. Basically that my life has structure. I need that.

  • She may be the underdog at the next qualification tournament,

  • but this doesn't worry her.

  • I've always had to fight my way through.

  • I've always had many competitors and I just fought my way through.

  • Once I'm there, I'll do what I've always done and fightjust fight!

  • The number of athletes who make it there is so small compared to how

  • many compete in the sport. But I want to be one of the ones who do.

  • Alexandra Ndolo is a German épée fencer.

  • For her too, there have been some positive sides to Corona.

  • I haven't been going to tournaments as much so I've had more time with

  • my familyand I've realized how much I missed that.

  • Before I would only see them for Easter or Christmas

  • and maybe my sisters in between.

  • But these months we saw each other a lot, and that's been great for me.

  • Ndolo used to be a pentathlete. She only started fencing age 21 and since

  • then, the sport has become an intregal part of her life.

  • On some days it's from when I wake up to when I go to bed. I'm always

  • thinking about fencing because you can't take anything for granted,

  • and must keep developing. You can't rest on your past victories.

  • Ndolo won bronze at the European Championships, but she wants more;

  • Going to Tokyo to take part in the Olympics would be a dream come true.

  • I was 10 years old when I first saw the games on TV. They just hooked me.

  • And that fascination has never left me since.

  • It's a huge sporting event, with so many disciplines in one place,

  • and top performances - the biggest event there is for most disciplines.

  • And I want to be part of it.

  • In addition to her Olympic dream,

  • Ndolo is focusing on one other project close to heart.

  • She co-founded the Kenya Fencing Federation in her father's homeland.

  • When I was in Kenya with my family or met friends there I'd often get asked:

  • Oh you do fencing, what exactly is that? With that white outfit?

  • Fencing wasn't very common and many people didn't even know what it is.

  • So I thought it would be a good place to build something,

  • get involved and help out.

  • Her efforts to bring fencing to life in Kenya are starting to bear fruit:

  • The capital now has a successful fencing school.

  • She really tries everything. Whenever she's able to,

  • she sends money to her team in Kenya. She's also sent us gear.

  • We keep it back there. We are very grateful to her for everything.

  • Way back, I was this kind of person who used to go to town and do some

  • evil things to some people. When I realized

  • or when I heard about fencing, it somehow changed my life.

  • It's exactly what I was hoping for

  • to provide kids and teens access to fencing.

  • It doesn't have to be super professional; building the structure

  • is already great. And as of last year, we're part of the International

  • fencing federation. That was a big step, and I couldn't be happier.

  • Never before have so many new Coronavirus infections been reported

  • to the WHO within 24 hours. Numbers are also rising

  • quickly in Europe, just before summer vacations and travel abroad.

  • Thousands of scientists are working on more than 150 vaccines. But none is

  • approved for use. So just how close are we to getting an effective

  • Coronavirus vaccine?

  • Thomashler is starting to feel the effects of his paired down

  • training regimen, and the lack of competitions.

  • Yesterday when I got up I was really sorewhich normally wouldn't be

  • great for competitions in summer. But right now, it's happening quite

  • often and feels like the beginning of my training in the winter.

  • It's just taking a bit longer than normal.

  • Despite the restrictions, he's trying to make the most of the 2020 summer.

  • Even though at this point he doesn't know when he will be able to

  • put all of his training to use.

  • As an athlete, you want to plan ahead.

  • My trainer would also like to know whether the Games are taking place.

  • His workout has also become a test of patience.

  • In the summer of 2020, the infection numbers did go down.

  • But in 2021, virologists are still issuing warnings:

  • Will there be a second wave in Europe?

  • We don't know. Honestly, I think it all depends on vaccines.

  • However then, nobody knew how far away an effective vaccine would be.

  • There was one bright spot for Thomashler though:

  • He and his partner just had their first child.

  • For me personally it's a stroke of fate that this happened now.

  • As an athlete, you're rarely home for longer than three weeks at a time.

  • So it was nice to be home longer now as a new dad. It also helped me

  • get through all the vague planning, cancellations and restrictions.

  • If she is going to take advantage of her second opportunity to qualify,

  • Madeline Folgmann also has to stay in good form.

  • The German coach will decide whom she takes. But it's up to me to

  • grow as an athlete, get better, and work on details that could end

  • up being deciding factors.

  • In other words, anything is possible. You never know what's going to happen.

  • Just like in this current situation. Always stuff you didn't expect.

  • But you have to keep hoping.

  • The Taekwondo fighter has wanted to show her skills to the national coach.

  • But this hasn't been possible because of Corona.

  • The constant uncertainty of not knowing is proving to be difficult.

  • Her familyespecially her mother,

  • helps her cope and give her the support she needs.

  • That's enough Mucki, no? Looks good, right?

  • Because I still live at home she's there for everything and can tell

  • what's going on deep down. She always finds the right way to get

  • through to me, to help and support me.

  • My family is super important to me. They give me a lot of support.

  • I don't see them often so when I'm home, we try to use the time. Even if

  • that just means having dinner togetherand enjoying some family time.

  • At long last

  • the Taekwondo national team is meeting for the first time in months.

  • But instead of the all-important fight training,

  • only individual training sessions are allowed this morning.

  • And then the worst case scenario?

  • One of Folgmann's teammates had tested positive for COVID-19.

  • Everything has to be stopped.

  • It wasn't a surprise that the course was cancelled. It's a shame because

  • we had a lot of good training partners here and team training is different

  • to always training at home, because here we can compete with the

  • best in Germany. So it's a shame. But we have to accept it now.

  • Once again, Folgmann isn't able to compete.

  • It's another setback in her fight for an Olympic spot.

  • But what about her health?

  • Has Folgmann also been infected with the virus?

  • Unfortunately, I didn't get to show them everything in these three days,

  • so now I don't know...

  • I'll go home and see how the Corona test turns out.

  • And if everything is good, I'll continue training as normal.

  • Germany has posted a massive spike in COVID19 cases with more than

  • 6,500 new infections in a 24-hour period.

  • The second wave is crashing over Europe and intensive care capacity is

  • close to breaking point.

  • In Germany, rapidly rising Corona virus infections have prompted

  • action from the authorities.

  • OK, and now quietly upstairs. You know what to do!

  • Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch is studying to become a teacher.

  • She is doing her internship at a primary school in Stuttgart.

  • Normally it would last for six months.

  • But due to Corona, her fall internship will only be six weeks long.

  • I like working with kids. And I see how quickly they develop, learn new

  • things and apply them. Helping kids find firm footing to go on their way

  • I think that's the best thing one can do.

  • Marie-Laurence had a difficult time herself when she was in school.

  • I used to be bullied because of my skin color and had to change schools.

  • That's not easy for a small child. Or for adultsthis doesn't just apply

  • to kids, but in general. It's not nice for anyone.

  • Her parents live two hours south of Stuttgart.

  • Her father is from the Caribbean Island Martinique.

  • I didn't know what was happening to my daughter then. She didn't tell me.

  • I don't know why. Her grades started dropping, and that's when she said

  • she would like to switch schools rather than repeat the year.

  • I didn't talk about being bullied. It wasn't because I was ashamed.

  • It was just an uncomfortable topic for me.

  • And I didn't want to bother my mother with it?

  • Mmhh, I think so too?

  • ?I was ten or eleven. It wasn't that I didn't trust her...

  • But just that I wanted to work and figure it out for myself,

  • which is difficult at ten or eleven.

  • Back in Stuttgart.

  • With corona numbers on the rise again, another lockdown is looming.

  • We have a plan A, B, C, and even sometimes D in case things change.

  • We have a plan A, B, C, and even sometimes D in case things change.

  • where people can't socially distance and there are many athletes.

  • The athletes are working on jumping power and technique. The empty stadium

  • they are training in reflects a wider situation, which at this point has

  • already been going on for far too long.

  • Unfortunately this year's a bit uncertain. A lot of people are

  • preparing for competitions that will get cancelled at the last minute.

  • You are also working towards being fit enough for the competition by

  • training properly. So when all of that winds up not happening it's

  • pretty tough to deal with.

  • Germany is bracing for a much tougher pandemic lockdown set to begin

  • in the coming days.

  • There will be a lockdown from the 16th of December.

  • What will happen to planned international sporting events?

  • Will they now be cancelled?

  • Despite the latest lockdown,

  • Alexandra Ndolo is on her way to her first competition in nine months.

  • It was an incredible feeling, but somehow also nerve-wracking.

  • I had to go through whether I had packed everything several times.

  • I normally do that on auto-pilot. March was indeed a long time ago.

  • Normally at these tournaments there are 100 competitors or a bit more

  • today we're just ten.

  • That's obviously not a lot. But we get to compete and there's a judge.

  • So it's a step in the right direction.

  • Ndolo is among the favorites in Leipzig

  • but right now finishing in first place isn't her priority.

  • I just want to get back into my competition routine.

  • Get all my rituals back in, focus on myself and the match.

  • But the long interruption is showing its effects.

  • Ndolo is struggling to find her rhythm.

  • Qualifying for the Olympics was already a challenge for athletes

  • and it's become even bigger under pandemic conditions.

  • Still, after the many months of uncertainty, days like this are a good

  • way to feel a sense of progress towards something closer to normal.

  • We need events like these to get feedback on the training we've done,

  • to prepare for what lies ahead.

  • Every event like this is part of the preparation, which will continue until

  • April. So we still have a lot of time, and we're using it to prepare.

  • The epee fencer is still far from being at her best form.

  • It's a tough blow, especially with the upcoming all-important

  • qualifying tournament for the Olympics.

  • So things aren't going as she'd hoped.

  • I am pretty upset right now. I expect a lot from myself.

  • Right now I'm hoping to win all national tournaments

  • and in general when I'm heading to a tournament, I want to win.

  • But over the years I've learned to deal with failure a bit better

  • and focus on what I need to work on. My trainer helps me, he'll say:

  • Okay, that wasn't very good. Now we know where we're at and we'll

  • work on this or that.

  • At this point we don't know whether we'll get to prepare.

  • At this point we don't know whether we'll get to prepare.

  • but at this point no one knows what will actually happen.

  • Here in Leipzig, Ndolo was only competing against other Germans.

  • At the qualifying tournament in April, she will also likely face

  • international fencerswhich will be even more challenging.

  • Madeline Folgmann's Corona test has come back negative.

  • But the lack of competitions is taking its toll on her.

  • Life at the gym is lonely during lockdown.

  • And then some disappointing news:

  • Again, she did not make it onto the Olympic squad. With no competitions

  • to fight in, she was unable to make use of her second chance.

  • The national coach called me and told me that the two previous nominees were

  • re-nominated meaning I won't be there. Only if someone drops out.

  • Yet another punch to the gut but you just have to set yourself new goals,

  • keep looking forward and keep going. It's not so easy. And sometimes you

  • ask yourself: Is it worth continuing now? But you have to shift your

  • perspective. I have another chance at Paris and I want to make use of that.

  • Germany has recorded more than 50,000

  • Coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic.

  • That number has risen sharply over recent weeks,

  • even as infection figures are finally declining.

  • At the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo no foreign fans will be allowed

  • into the country due to coronavirus pandemic.

  • A fishing rod instead of a javelin.

  • Thomashler misses competing.

  • The last was a practice competition. They called it a competition,

  • but it was training. Other than that it was after the World Cup in 2019.

  • At the moment, things are scheduled to kick off again in May forhler.

  • But nothing is certain during the pandemic.

  • Athletes now know that international spectators will not be allowed at

  • the Tokyo Games. The news has made it even harder to stay motivated.

  • For me, one thing that makes it all the more difficult is the

  • fact that it looks like we'll be in the stadium without spectators.

  • I love the sport with all of its emotions, and with an audience

  • that supports the athletes, and gives us extra power.

  • We'll notice their absence the way things currently are.

  • In the meantime, the first vaccines were making their way to Germany

  • but so far, only a few have been vaccinated.

  • Everyone wants a doseincluding top-level athletes.

  • Vaccination is discussed a lot.

  • It's a highly political and topical social issue.

  • As an athlete, I'm in no position to say that I should be prioritized.

  • We do want to practice our profession. But many others say that too.

  • I don't think it would send the right message to society if we athletes

  • were to shout that we should be the first to be vaccinated.

  • The Olympics are an event for athletes from around the world to compete.

  • But at this point, they and other major sporting events are above all,

  • a health risk.

  • The athletes of Torun hall thought good planning and social distancing

  • would keep them safe, but now seven German competitors have contracted

  • the virus. Indoor sporting venues are becoming hotspots.

  • Bad news for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

  • Originally, I think we were around eleven. But then several of us

  • tested positive in Torun at the European Championships.

  • After that there were five of us, and then eventually six.

  • The fact that some tested positive when they came back is surprising

  • and also disappointing.

  • Due to an injury, Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch was not at the

  • European Championship. But now, she is finally able to settle in at the camp.

  • It felt really liberatingalso because we really were at home most

  • of the time or training. We can train in the sun and enjoy the weather.

  • It's nice to see something different, a change of scenery.

  • And that really was helpful for us.

  • The athletes see being in La Palma as a privilege

  • but it's one that comes with strict social distancing requirements.

  • The German team has been in effect sealed off

  • with almost no contact to the outside world.

  • The Olympic Games are drawing ever closer

  • but Corona is still casting a cloud over Tokyo.

  • On the one hand, I'm extremely happy that they're actually taking place

  • and that I can take part. But on the other hand, it's strange,

  • because everything is still so uncertain.

  • Of course we know that there will be no foreign spectators.

  • But a lot of the other circumstances are unclear.

  • So I wonder what's coming, but am happy they're taking place.

  • In just a few days it will be time for the qualifying tournament for Ndolo.

  • I think I'm in a very good position; I've been training very regularly.

  • I feel in shape, am not injured. Yes, I'm fired up.

  • I'm just want to finally start.

  • I hope I can maintain my fitness level until then or maybe even improve it.

  • At this tournament there will be one winner. All the rest are basically

  • in the same categorythey didn't make it. Usually there's a winner,

  • a podium, the top 8 — all positions you can name and be proud of.

  • In the qualifying tournament it's all or nothing.

  • Will the epee fencer make it to the Games?

  • And here we have Alexandra Ndolo, Number 25 in the world rankings.

  • Ndolo is off to a good start.

  • She makes it to the semi-final.

  • She's competing against a woman from Belarus.

  • And the German wins.

  • And there it is, the 15th touch by Ndolo,

  • which has secured her entry into the finals.

  • I wasn't at my normal level after a season. Usually, I'd have had eight

  • World Cups and a ten-month season before arriving at the European-

  • or World Championships. But we did our best in the current situation.

  • The finale starts:

  • Ndolo is up against Olena Kryvytska, a strong competitor from the Ukraine.

  • The decisive match.

  • There's the attack and the win. And the winning cry from the Ukrainian,

  • who has just secured her ticket to Tokyo.

  • I didn't win the tournament and of course I'm sad and a bit disappointed.

  • But not I'm not disappointed in my performance, because I know what

  • I've achieved in these two years of qualification.

  • My family and my friends give me so much support. I've had a nephew

  • for almost two years now, and I have two grandparents who are still

  • alive and in their mid-eighties. Of course, the Olympic Games

  • mean a lot to me and succeeding means a lot to me.

  • But having a healthy family that now spans four generations...

  • I think things like that are more important.

  • I know I'm not below averagethat I'm one of the best in the world.

  • It wasn't enough this time. But the fact is: only three people from all

  • of Europe get to go, and they're among the absolute best in the world.

  • So, I guess I'll have to be among the absolute, absolute,

  • absolute best in the world for Paris and then I'll make it.

  • The countdown has begun.

  • The Flame has started its journey through Japan here in Fukushima.

  • The relay usually marks the moment that public excitement over the Games

  • picks up. But this time around the situation is different.

  • Japan is experiencing its fourth coronavirus wave.

  • The vast majority here is are for cancelling the games

  • out of fear of new mass infections.

  • I understand that some of the enthusiasm is gone.

  • But for us athletes it's the biggest possible achievement, and I think it's

  • important for us nowand for sports in general.

  • Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch is finally taking part in a competition.

  • The pandemic still isn't over, so there will be no live spectators.

  • It feels really good, really.

  • To finally be allowed to compete after two years.

  • But I felt a bit sluggish today — I can't really say why.

  • I only drove three hours from home to Rehlingen. But somehow I still felt

  • as if I were tired. And my legs aren't fit enough yet to jump any higher.

  • But she manages to jump 1.88 metersand wins.

  • A good showing, yet she knows she can do better.

  • The long, forced interruption has disrupted her routine.

  • I still have many competitions ahead. I need a routine to be ready for

  • the Gamesnot just physically, but psychologically. To feel certain

  • that I can reach a good height. That I'm not just getting to 1.84 meters,

  • but to know that I can jump over 1.90 or 2 meters if I really give it

  • my all and everything lines up. Then it's possible.

  • In spite of the numerous setbacks,

  • the Olympics are now slowly becoming a reality.

  • Even if many athletes still don't know exactly where they stand.

  • In Germany, at the end of May 2021, the numbers are steadily decreasing.

  • While the number of vaccinated people is finally increasing.

  • Among athletes as well.

  • Thomashler now has his sights firmly set on the Olympic Games.

  • But what will the event be like this year?

  • You didn't have a 100% fair competition before the pandemic,

  • and you still won't have one after.

  • But the pandemic has brutally widened the social gap even further.

  • Those who have equipment, or who were able to keep training despite

  • lockdown conditions have a small advantage. The countries that

  • had no restrictions at all have an even bigger advantage.

  • Even after months of uncertainty, things remain unclear.

  • Butthe Olympic dream lives on.

  • To enter the Games as an Olympic winner is very special.

  • I'm still going with the aim to win.

  • For us athletes, it's still a hugely significant event and I hope that

  • the atmosphere will be good - also among the athletes.

  • I hope it will still be unforgettable.

The games of the 32nd Olympiad in 2020 are awarded to the city of Tokyo!

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