jules boykoff, you played in the olympics years ago. talk about some of the people who have pulled out. like the two-time u.s. paralympic swimmer becca meyers who has won three gold medals - two silvers, and a bronze, , announced tuesday in an emotional opinion piece for "usa today" that she has withdrawn from the tokyo 2020 paralympics after being denied an essential medical accommodation. meyers was born deaf with progressive sight loss due to usher syndrome. she wrote -- "since 2017, the has approved the use of a personal care assistant whom i know and trust to be with me at international swim meets because of my disabilities. but not this year. what happens if there is an emergency in the middle of the night? what if we need to be moved from one venue to another quickly? masks and distancing have made it incredibly difficult for me to make out what people are doing or saying. if i don't have someone i can trust, how can i trust that i will be safe?" >> i am heartbroken. i have not been sleeping well, have not been eating. it is stor

jules boykoff, professor in oregon. the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo.ast night much scaled—down compared to what we would have seen before the pandemic. we saw some protests, some of that newsletter because there were no there. i wonder howjapan is there were no there. i wonder how japan is feeling around that opening ceremony. i suppose that sense of pride that could have come with it a few years ago, when you think the feelings are now?- the feelings are now? rupert mentioned — the feelings are now? rupert mentioned a _ the feelings are now? rupert mentioned a couple - the feelings are now? rupert mentioned a couple of- the feelings are now? rupert mentioned a couple of 100 i mentioned a couple of 100 people gathering here last night and they were very excited to see that globe made by some 2000 drones. they were excited to see that. i managed to grab some newspapers view this morning. this is a delayed by a year, no cheers. but it also says that let's hope the games bring some joy. also says that let's hope the games bring somejoy. it wishes the athl