They’ll always have Paris. That thought has been a lifebuoy for athletes to cling to as they coped with thickets of restrictions at the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games. Barred from bringing family and friends, playing in empty arenas and not allowed to sightsee in Tokyo, some athletes found themselves day-dreaming about the French capital’s Olympic rendezvous in 2024, reports the Associated Press. If the pandemic is tamed by then, the Paris Games could become the party games. Already, there is palpable pent-up eagerness among athletes to make up for Tokyo. “When Paris happens, I’ll be like, ‘Ok, wow, like this is a whole new energy. This is it,” said US skateboarder Mariah Duran.