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Tokyo 2020: Pensioners defy virus fears to keep Tokyo Olympics running / V000_9J93Y4
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Toshio Hongoh, 73, was a gymnast in his youth and saw a friend of his win gold in the 1972 Munich Games. Although he personally didn't get to compete as an athlete, he is now living an Olympic dream of his own by volunteering like many other retirees in the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Takashi Kato, 62, had his seed for volunteering sowed when watching the opening ceremony of the 1964 Games, the last time Tokyo hosted the Summer Games. Despite the pandemic having him reconsider his plan, he decided to press on to live his Olympic dream. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES