The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, has had many different impacts, including on the mental health and motivation of the athletes themselves.
The extent of this has been hard to judge in Japan, where most Olympic hopefuls have said only that the delay will give them more time to prepare.
Swimmer Daiya Seto has been one of the few who has deviated from this script.
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