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Full Stands, Full Volume: The Olympics You Remember Are Back

Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about.

Stands are filled at rugby sevens on the first day of competition.

Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about.

Stands are filled at rugby sevens on the first day of competition.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times

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By Andrew Keh

Reporting from Paris

  • July 26, 2024

Tara Davis-Woodhall, a long jumper by trade and an entertainer at heart, gazed into the stands at Tokyo’s 68,000-seat Olympic stadium and decided she needed some noise.