Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Bronze medal match - Mexico v Japan - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 6, 2021. Jesus Angulo of Mexico in action with Hiroki Sakai of Japan and Takefusa Kubo of Japan. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Bronze medal match - Mexico v Japan - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 6, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Alexis Vega of Mexico. REUTERS/Molly Darlington 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Bronze medal match - Mexico v Japan - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 6, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Alexis Vega of Mexico. REUTERS/Molly Darlington 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Bronze medal match - Mexico v Japan - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 6, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Jesus Angulo of Mexico. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Bronze medal match - Mexico v Japan - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 6, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Jesus Angulo of Mexico. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Semifinal - Japan v Spain - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 3, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan after the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Semifinal - Japan v Spain - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 3, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Javier Puado of Spain REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Semifinal - Japan v Spain - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 3, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan and Kosei Tani of Japan before the start of extra time REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Semifinal - Japan v Spain - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 3, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Marc Cucurella of Spain REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Semifinal - Japan v Spain - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 3, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Marc Cucurella of Spain REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Semifinal - Japan v Spain - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - August 3, 2021. Kou Itakura of Japan , Ritsu Doan of Japan and Hiroki Sakai of Japan during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Men - Group B - Portugal v Japan - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Motoki Sakai of Japan reacts after making a save REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan in action REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan fails during his routine REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan in action. Picture taken with multiple exposure. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan in action. Picture taken with multiple exposure. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan in action REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan reacts after competing REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan after competing REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan in action REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan in action REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining - Men's Individual Trampoline - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Ryosuke Sakai of Japan before competing REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Andre-Pierre Gignac of France shakes hands with Hiroki Sakai of Japan REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Daiki Hashioka of Japan comes on as a substitute to replace Hiroki Sakai of Japan REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Reo Hatate of Japan and Ritsu Doan of Japan celebrates their second goal scored by Hiroki Sakai of Japan as France players look dejected REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Kosei Tani of Japan celebrates their second goal, scored by Hiroki Sakai of Japan REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - France v Japan - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - July 28, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Men's 3m Springboard Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. Sho Sakai of Japan and Ken Terauchi of Japan in action REUTERS/Marko Djurica 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Men's 3m Springboard Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. Sho Sakai of Japan and Ken Terauchi of Japan in action REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Men's 3m Springboard Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. Sho Sakai of Japan and Ken Terauchi of Japan in action REUTERS/Marko Djurica 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Men's 3m Springboard Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. Sho Sakai of Japan and Ken Terauchi of Japan in action REUTERS/Marko Djurica 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Men's 3m Springboard Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. Sho Sakai of Japan and Ken Terauchi of Japan REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Men - Group B - Japan v Sweden - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Jonathan Carlsbogard of Sweden in action with Motoki Sakai of Japan REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - Japan v Mexico - Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan - July 25, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Alexis Vega of Mexico REUTERS/Molly Darlington 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group A - Japan v South Africa - Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021. Hiroki Sakai of Japan in action with Luther Singh of South Africa REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Mirei Sakai, 73, a pensioner and former caretaker for people with disabilities, poses for a portrait as she visits the Sugamo district, an area popular with the Japanese elderly, in Tokyo, Japan, May 5, 2021. Sakai is adamant the Games should be called off. "The pandemic is a terrible situation all over the world right now. In the middle of this, you'd invite foreigners over here," she said. "I feel sorry for the athletes, but it's unavoidable." REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "KYUNG-HOON PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Anti-Olympics group's members march near the National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Hideto Sakai 

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille v Paris St Germain - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - February 7, 2021 Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe in action with Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille v Paris St Germain - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - February 7, 2021 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai in action with Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Stade Rennes v Olympique de Marseille - Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France - December 16, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai reacts after the match REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Stade Rennes v Olympique de Marseille - Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France - December 16, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai in action REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Manchester City v Olympique de Marseille - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - December 9, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Manchester City v Olympique de Marseille - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - December 9, 2020 Manchester City's Nathan Ake in action with Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Manchester City v Olympique de Marseille - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - December 9, 2020 Manchester City's Phil Foden in action with Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Manchester City v Olympique de Marseille - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - December 9, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai in action with Manchester City's Phil Foden REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - AFC Champions League - Round of 16 - Vissel Kobe v Shanghai SIPG - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 7, 2020 Vissel Kobe's Daigo Nishi celebrates scoring their second goal with Gotoku Sakai REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari 

Soccer Football - AFC Champions League - Group G - Vissel Kobe v Suwon Bluewings - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 4, 2020 Vissel Kobe's Gotoku Sakai looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari 

Soccer Football - AFC Champions League - Group G - Vissel Kobe v Suwon Bluewings - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 4, 2020 Suwon Bluewings' Sang-Hyub Lim in action with Vissel Kobe's Gotoku Sakai REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Olympique de Marseille v Olympiacos - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - December 1, 2020 Olympiacos' Mady Camara in action with Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Olympique de Marseille v Olympiacos - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - December 1, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai in action REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Olympique de Marseille v FC Porto - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - November 25, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai in action with FC Porto's Otavio REUTERS/Eric Gaillard TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Soccer Football - AFC Champions League - Group G - Guangzhou Evergrande v Vissel Kobe - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 25, 2020 Guangzhou Evergrande's Luo Guofo in action with Vissel Kobe's Gotoku Sakai REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari 

Soccer Football - AFC Champions League - Group G - Guangzhou Evergrande v Vissel Kobe - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 25, 2020 Guangzhou Evergrande's Luo Guofo in action with Vissel Kobe's Gotoku Sakai REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari 

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Japan v Mexico - Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria - November 17, 2020 Mexico's Hector Moreno in action with Japan's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Japan v Mexico - Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria - November 17, 2020 Mexico's Hirving Lozano in action with Japan's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Olympique Marseille v Manchester City - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - October 27, 2020 Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko in action with Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille v Bordeaux - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - October 17, 2020 Bordeaux's Yacine Adli in action with Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille v Bordeaux - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - October 17, 2020 Olympique de Marseille's Hiroki Sakai in action REUTERS/Eric Gaillard