Another step on the road toward Tokyo 2020
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had been approved for credentials for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. This will be my first time covering the Summer Olympics, as my past two Olympic experiences were during the winter months. This past week, I took the next step toward the trip to Japan becoming a reality next summer. I filled out the forms requesting the accommodations for the two-plus weeks for the Games. This isn’t a huge step, since the accommodations aren’t official until I make my first payment, but this was indeed at least a step forward heading toward Tokyo. Tokyo is different than the first two Olympics that I attended. In Sochi in 2014, my accommodations in media housing were in what was essentially a hotel room. It was a room with a couple of beds and a bathroom. In PyeongChang in 2018, I stayed in what was essentially an apartment, which had three different rooms, a common area, a kitchen and two bathrooms. Both had their advantages and disadvantages, but in both cases...