Tokyo beach volleyball DJ and MC do the work of 12,000 fans
Disc jockey Jeremy Roueche, left, speaks during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Disc jockey Jeremy Roueche, left, speaks during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Aug. 04, 2021 11:40 PM EDT
The Russian Olympic Committee Team plays against Norway during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Russian Olympic Committee Team plays against Norway during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Aug. 04, 2021 11:41 PM EDT
Wang Zinzin, of China, prepares to serve during a women's beach volleyball match against the Netherlands in an empty Shiokaze Park at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Wang Zinzin, of China, prepares to serve during a women's beach volleyball match against the Netherlands in an empty Shiokaze Park at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Aug. 04, 2021 11:41 PM EDT
Emcee Michael Rivas poses for a picture during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Emcee Michael Rivas poses for a picture during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Aug. 04, 2021 11:41 PM EDT
Disc jockey Jeremy Roueche, left, speaks during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Disc jockey Jeremy Roueche, left, speaks during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. Everyone at the Olympics has had to adjust to the absence of crowds that have stripped the Tokyo Games of their usual flag-waving, anthem-singing spirit. But perhaps no one has faced a bigger challenge than the courtside entertainment at Shiokaze Park. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Aug. 04, 2021 11:41 PM EDT