With friends and family unable to attend Tokyo, videos of support for Olympians back home go viral on social media
A huge wrench for many athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics is that, because of Covid restrictions, they are unable to have their friends and family cheering them on from the stands.
Fortunately, in a connected social media world, they are able to see how much they are being supported from afar. A video of friends and family of Team GB’s Tom Dean cheering on him – some wearing “Team Tom” T-shirts – in the early hours of Monday morning in the UK has received more than one million views on social media. He was on his way to gold as, alongside Duncan Scott, Team GB claimed a historic one-two in the 200m freestyle.
