While reports had detailed up to 10,000 people could be allowed to watch the Olympic Games in person in Tokyo, as the capital has seen a recent spike in infection rates, Tokyo has entered into a state of emergency, running from July 12 to August 22.
He won the 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Olympics by setting a new world record at 56.
Chen competes against two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan for the first time since the December 2019 Grand Prix Final, the last time a top-level, global skating competition was held.
The are set to be the most covered Summer Games in Olympic broadcast history, but cord-cutters need not worry.
Sixth and seventh, for example.
He knocked in nine threes, setting the Boilermakers single-game record.