Due to the epidemic, tokyo2020 was forced to open the "online" Olympic Games after a year's delay. During the broadcasting of the opening ceremony, the empty stands made the carefully arranged performances, such as facing the empty valley, only transmitted to all parts of the world through electromagnetic waves. People can only enjoy the competition through TV signals or the Internet. Perhaps, will the epidemic make the future Olympic Games have the option of Online version?

If the Olympic Games are held online, it may greatly reduce the hosting cost. The current Olympic games often cost tens of billions of dollars. For example, the cost of this Tokyo Olympic Games reached 15.4 billion dollars; The last Rio Olympic Games, US $13.1 billion; The last London Olympic Games, US $14.5 billion; The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games reached a record $42 billion. A large part of the huge cost comes from the construction of venues. If we do not consider the demand for on-site viewing, but only meet the network broadcasting, the cost of hosting the Olympic Games will be greatly reduced.

If the Olympic Games are held online, it can also be considered that the events are distributed at different times and scattered all over the world, so it is not necessary to focus on one place at a time. In this way, organizing the competition at a suitable time, in a qualified venue and in a form convenient for participation is not only conducive to the organization of the competition, but also makes the Olympic Games an integral part of the daily life of human society.

If the Olympic Games are held online, the contractor can no longer take the country as the unit, but take one event as the unit. In this way, more countries, cities and venues can become the organizers of an event of the Olympic Games and realize the event organization form of "micro Olympics". Such an Olympic games may be more conducive to the popularization and development of the Olympic movement.

Perhaps, tokyo2020 brings the Olympic Games a new beginning.