Bach: Tokyo Olympic ‘participants’ encouraged to get vaccine
4 years, 2 months ago

Bach: Tokyo Olympic ‘participants’ encouraged to get vaccine

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Olympic “participants” and fans arriving for next year’s postponed Tokyo Games will be encouraged to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. “In order to protect the Japanese people and out of respect for the Japanese people, the IOC will undertake great effort so that as many as possible — Olympic participants and visitors will arrive here vaccine, if by then a vaccine is available,” Bach said after talks with Suga. He said Olympic participants would not be a priority for a vaccine ahead of “nurses and doctors and people who keep our society alive.” And he repeated several times that next year’s Olympics would be the “light at the end of this dark tunnel.” Bach suggested the IOC would cover at least some of the costs of vaccination. “It’s impossible now to have a sound figure.” The most pointed question at a news conference with Bach went to Mori concerning a reported $1 million payment from the Tokyo bid committee — which landed the Olympics in 2013 — to the Jigoro Kano Memorial International Sports Institute.

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Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Firstpost  

As a final act before legally dissolving the organising committee on 30 June, president Seiko Hashimoto and CEO Toshiro Muto said the price tag for the Tokyo Games was $13 billion — almost 60 per cent public money. Organisers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation,” David Leheny, a political scientist at …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan's …

IOC’s Bach defended over return to Tokyo for Paralympics
3 years, 4 months ago

IOC’s Bach defended over return to Tokyo for Paralympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A brief return visit to Tokyo by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to view the Paralympic Games has been widely criticized in Japan but defended by organizers. “President Bach was here at our invitation,” International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence said Thursday. “When the government is making those requests to the people, why is the Olympic leader, …

Top Japanese adviser blasts IOC's Bach as wider Covid-19 curbs planned
3 years, 4 months ago

Top Japanese adviser blasts IOC's Bach as wider Covid-19 curbs planned

Hindustan Times  

Japan's top medical adviser blasted International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Wednesday for visiting Tokyo again when the country is expanding emergency curbs to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita Japan is set later on Wednesday to expand states of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 …

Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels. The pace, initially slowed by logistical bungling, inefficiency and shortages of vaccine supplies, dramatically picked up in May, and the number …

At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin
3 years, 5 months ago

At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin

Associated Press  

TOKYO — About 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief said hours before Friday night’s opening ceremony. Medical director Jonathan Finnoff said 567 of the American athletes had filled out their health histories as they prepared for the trip, and estimated 83% had replied they …

Tokyo Olympics: WHO Chief Says All Must Play Part to Beat COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: WHO Chief Says All Must Play Part to Beat COVID-19

News 18  

World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Tokyo Olympics Twitter message on Tuesday that COVID-19 can be defeated if all play their part. “Glad to be in Japan to address the International Olympics Committee,” Tedros said in his tweet. “May these Tokyo 2020 Olympics be a source of hope and unity to achieve vaccine equity and end …

Olympics: IOC president Thomas Bach lauds medical workers, says Tokyo game sends a powerful message of peace
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: IOC president Thomas Bach lauds medical workers, says Tokyo game sends a powerful message of peace

India Today  

International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach on Tuesday lauded the health care workers and volunteers who made the Tokyo Olympics possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bach further said that the Tokyo Games would send a powerful message of "peace and solidarity". none of us could have ever imagined the unprecedented challenges we would face," Bach said at the opening of …

Tokyo 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach gets emotional after meeting Olympics official in person
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach gets emotional after meeting Olympics official in person

India Today  

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, on Saturday said that finally meeting Tokyo Olympics officials after months of virtual contacts was an ‘emotional’ moment, less than a week before the start of the troubled Games. Bach addressed an IOC Executive Board meeting in Tokyo shortly before the first positive Covid-19 case was reported within the Olympic athletes' village. …

Tokyo Games: IOC President Thomas Bach to visit Hiroshima ahead of Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Games: IOC President Thomas Bach to visit Hiroshima ahead of Olympics

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Hiroshima on Friday, with the City and its residents attracting international attention yet again. READ: Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic Bach will be welcomed by Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki and is expected to place a wreath at the Peace Memorial Park, visit the Peace Memorial Museum and …

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic

The Hindu  

The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will create new "stars and legends" despite a one-year delay, fragmented preparations and the absence of fans in the stadiums, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. As cases rose, the government declared a new state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures last week and Olympics organisers announced no fans would be …

IOC President Bach Slips Up And Refers To Japanese As 'Chinese'
3 years, 6 months ago

IOC President Bach Slips Up And Refers To Japanese As 'Chinese'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach’s opening remarks were, “You have managed to make Tokyo the best-ever prepared city …

IOC president Thomas Bach corrects slip up in Olympics pep talk
3 years, 6 months ago

IOC president Thomas Bach corrects slip up in Olympics pep talk

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just 10 days. Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic Committee's five-star hotel in central Tokyo, and his movements in Tokyo are limited — like almost everyone entering for the …

IOC president quickly corrects slip up in Olympic pep talk
3 years, 6 months ago

IOC president quickly corrects slip up in Olympic pep talk

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public on July 13 for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just 10 days. Mr. Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic Committee’s five-star hotel in central Tokyo, and his movements in Tokyo are limited — like almost everyone entering …

Thomas Bach gives message of reassurance to Olympic athletes after reaching Tokyo
3 years, 6 months ago

Thomas Bach gives message of reassurance to Olympic athletes after reaching Tokyo

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which are scheduled to take place in the Japanese capital between 23rd July and 8th August. Bach has delivered a message of support to athletes arriving in Japan for the games after it was confirmed no spectators will be allowed at venues due to …

Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan
3 years, 6 months ago

Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan is famous for running on consensus. “It’s a bit like a gambler who already has lost too much,” said Koichi Nakano, a political scientist at Sophia University in Tokyo. IOC President Thomas Bach called Tokyo the “best prepared Olympics ever” — and he still says it repeatedly. “Many people were looking forward to watching the Games at …

IOC's Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency
3 years, 6 months ago

IOC's Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to find Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga set to declare a state of emergency, which is likely to result in a ban on fans at the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus infections spread across the capital. Bach largely avoided cameras at Tokyo's Haneda airport and, on a rainy afternoon, went to the …

The Latest: Tokyo mass livestreaming of Olympics canceled
3 years, 6 months ago

The Latest: Tokyo mass livestreaming of Olympics canceled

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Various public opinion polls show most Japanese are opposed …

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom

The Hindu  

The head of Japan’s Olympics organising committee ruled out on Thursday another suspension of the Games, despite deep disquiet at the prospect of thousands of athletes and officials arriving during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. However, organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto countered the gloom, telling the Nikkan Sports newspaper: “We cannot postpone again.” Hashimoto, who competed in seven summer …

Slow Japan Vaccination Rate Is Elevating Risk For Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Slow Japan Vaccination Rate Is Elevating Risk For Tokyo Olympics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It may be too little, too late. The Olympics risk becoming an incubator for “a Tokyo variant,” as 15,000 foreign athletes and tens of thousands officials, sponsors and journalists from about 200 countries descend on — and potentially mix with — a largely unvaccinated Japanese population, said Dr. Naoto Ueyama, a physician, head of the Japan Doctors …

Tokyo Olympics looking more and more like fan-free event
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics looking more and more like fan-free event

Hindustan Times  

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee hinted Friday that even local fans may be barred from venues when the games open in just under two months. We need to take those things into consideration before agreeing on the spectator count.” Cancellation pressure grows daily on Tokyo and the IOC as more questions arise about the risks of bringing …

Tokyo Olympics: IOC tries to reassure athletes over Covid-19 waiver
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: IOC tries to reassure athletes over Covid-19 waiver

The Hindu  

IOC has told the Olympic athletes that signing a waiver releasing Tokyo organisers from liability for COVID-19 issues was “standard practice” for major sports events. The issue was raised when IOC president Thomas Bach took questions to cap a two-day online conference hosted by the official Olympic commission representing athletes. “I know this is a concern for a number of …

Indian Contingent for Tokyo Will be Vaccinated: IOA Promises IOC
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Contingent for Tokyo Will be Vaccinated: IOA Promises IOC

The Quint  

Earlier this week, in an editorial, the Japanese newspaper publisher Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo Olympics, called for the Games to be cancelled. The armed forces have assumed charge of the vaccination centres in Tokyo and Osaka this week to ramp up Japan's extremely slow vaccination process just two months ahead of the scheduled start of the …

Tokyo Olympics: IOA says Indian contingent will be fully vaccinated before leaving for the Games
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: IOA says Indian contingent will be fully vaccinated before leaving for the Games

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association has told the International Olympic Committe that it will "do everything possible" to ensure that all the "personnel part of the Indian contingent" clear the necessary steps, including undergoing vaccinations, before they leave for the Tokyo Games that are due to begin on July 23. Reassuring the IOC that everyone's safety was its priority and that …

Potshots politically driven, Tokyo Olympics to go ahead: IOC VP
3 years, 7 months ago

Potshots politically driven, Tokyo Olympics to go ahead: IOC VP

The Hindu  

Some potshots being levelled at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are "political posturing" IOC vice president Dick Pound told Reuters on Wednesday, insisting the beleaguered extravaganza should and would go ahead in July. The only question mark was the matter of fans on site, Pound said, but that was "kind of an operational detail" and not crucial to the whole …

Japan mass vaccinations begin in Tokyo and Osaka two months before Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Japan mass vaccinations begin in Tokyo and Osaka two months before Olympics

The Hindu  

Japan has kicked off a mass vaccination programme for the elderly in Tokyo and Osaka, as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is determined to hold the Olympics in Tokyo after a one-year delay and has made an ambitious pledge to finish …

Tokyo Olympics to go ahead Covid state of emergency or not, says IOC vice president
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics to go ahead Covid state of emergency or not, says IOC vice president

The Hindu  

The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said on Friday that the Games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases. John Coates, speaking from Australia in a virtual news conference with Tokyo organisers at the end …

Tokyo organisers say Olympics will be safe and secure
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo organisers say Olympics will be safe and secure

The Hindu  

With just nine weeks until the start of the Olympics in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee on Friday sought to calm fears in Japan that the Games would present an additional burden to a medical system already strained by the pandemic. "I can say it's now clearer than ever that these Games would be safe for everyone participating and, importantly, …

IOC, Tokyo Olympics organisers warned to consider impact of games on medical system
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC, Tokyo Olympics organisers warned to consider impact of games on medical system

ABC  

Japan's top government COVID-19 adviser says Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games organisers have a "responsibility" to determine whether the games go ahead, warning, "the decision cannot be made at the last minute". Key points: The organisers say they have 80 per cent of the medical staff they need to run the games IOC vice-president John Coates says the games will …

IOC President Thomas Bach, Japan PM Yoshihide Suga Promise Safe Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC President Thomas Bach, Japan PM Yoshihide Suga Promise Safe Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga both reiterated their commitment that the postponed Olympic Games will be held as scheduled in a safe way. “Together with our Japanese partners and friends, I can only re-emphasise this full commitment of the IOC to organise safe Olympic and Paralympic Games for everybody,” Bach said before a …

IOC president Bach to visit Japan from July 12
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC president Bach to visit Japan from July 12

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will visit Japan from July 12, ahead of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23, broadcaster TV Asahi reported on Thursday. Plans for Bach to visit Japan in May were postponed because of a government-issued state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus …

IOC chief, Japanese PM promise Tokyo Olympics to be held safely
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC chief, Japanese PM promise Tokyo Olympics to be held safely

China Daily  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach delivers an opening speech on a screen at a meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2021. TOKYO -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday both reiterated their commitment that the postponed Olympic Games will be held …

IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the games open in just over nine weeks. The 6,000-member Tokyo Medical Practitioners’ Association called for the Olympics to be canceled in a letter sent last week …

IOC offers medical help for Tokyo Olympics as Japanese doctors call for Games to be cancelled due to COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC offers medical help for Tokyo Olympics as Japanese doctors call for Games to be cancelled due to COVID-19

ABC  

A day after the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association called for July's Olympic Games to be cancelled, the International Olympic Committee has offered organisers extra medical personnel as part of national teams flying in to compete. Key points: IOC president Thomas Bach made the announcement at the final coordination commission meeting Mr Bach said the medical staff could support the implementation …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: ‘I have mixed feelings’, golfer Hideki Matsuyama latest Japanese star to voice doubts over safety of Games
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: ‘I have mixed feelings’, golfer Hideki Matsuyama latest Japanese star to voice doubts over safety of Games

Firstpost  

Matsuyama’s comments come after tennis star Naomi Osaka said she was “not really sure” the Tokyo Games should go ahead, with fellow player Kei Nishikori also urging a discussion on the wisdom of staging the event. Tokyo: Masters champ Hideki Matsuyama has become the latest Japanese star to express doubts about this summer’s Olympics, saying he has “mixed feelings” about …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan to vaccinate its athletes before Games, say local media reports
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan to vaccinate its athletes before Games, say local media reports

Firstpost  

Japan’s government had previously denied it was considering a plan to vaccinate athletes ahead of the general population. Tokyo: Japan plans to vaccinate its Olympic athletes before the Tokyo Games, domestic media reported Wednesday, a move that would place them ahead of the general population as the government faces pressure over a slow rollout. Japan has so far only approved …

Thomas Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Thomas Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said Monday in a statement. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said last week that the trip would be “tough” for Bach to make, which was interpreted in Japan as meaning it was canceled. “In that situation, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach cancels Japan visit due to COVID-19 crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach cancels Japan visit due to COVID-19 crisis

Firstpost  

The trip was made impossible because of a state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country that has been extended until 31 May. Tokyo: IOC president Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympic organising committee said Monday in a statement. Organising committee president Seiko …

Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
3 years, 8 months ago

Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. He said foreign athletes and other participants will be strictly separated from the Japanese public and that “it is possible to hold a safe and secure Olympics while protecting the people’s lives and health.” Suga said a donation of vaccines by Pfizer Inc. to the International …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Will be ‘very difficult’ for Thomas Bach to visit Japan right now, says organising committee head
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Will be ‘very difficult’ for Thomas Bach to visit Japan right now, says organising committee head

Firstpost  

Bach said recently he hoped to go to Hiroshima to meet the torch relay — and presumably to Tokyo — on 17 and 18 May. Tokyo: The president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended by the …

IOC President Bach's visit to Japan difficult, says Hashimoto
3 years, 8 months ago

IOC President Bach's visit to Japan difficult, says Hashimoto

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach's visit to Japan might be "difficult" given the expected extension of a state of emergency due to high numbers of coronavirus cases, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said. "I suspect that coming to Japan in the midst of this very severe situation would also be an emotional burden for President Bach," she said at …

IOC president Bach says he understands Tokyo's COVID-19 emergency move
3 years, 8 months ago

IOC president Bach says he understands Tokyo's COVID-19 emergency move

The Hindu  

Thomas Bach, head of the International Olympic Committee, said on Wednesday that he fully understood the decision to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and was committed to holding a safe, successful Games. Bach was speaking at the start of a meeting with Tokyo 2020 organisers to finalise the second edition of the "playbooks" …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Less than one percent of Japanese population vaccinated with Games under 100 days away
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Less than one percent of Japanese population vaccinated with Games under 100 days away

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Three months before they host the Olympics - the biggest international event since the pandemic began - Japan have fully vaccinated less than one percent of their population in a cautious, slow-moving programme. Games unaffected, organisers say Writing in the British Medical Journal this month, four health experts cited Japan’s “sluggish vaccine rollout” among other factors in urging plans …

No athletes have requested pre-Olympic vaccinations yet, says Tokyo 2020
3 years, 8 months ago

No athletes have requested pre-Olympic vaccinations yet, says Tokyo 2020

The Hindu  

Tokyo 2020 organising committee said on Tuesday that they received no request from athletes to vaccinate them before the opening of the Olympic games. Seiko Hashimoto, President of Tokyo 2020 organizing committee said while there are voices of whether the Olympics can go on or not, she and the organising committee will be more thorough in planning a Tokyo games …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Will Japanese athletes be vaccinated ahead of the public?
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Will Japanese athletes be vaccinated ahead of the public?

Firstpost  

The vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than one percent vaccinated, causing concern about the postponed Tokyo Olympics that are scheduled to open in just over three months. Taro Kono, the minister in charge of the vaccine rollout, said last week that even if the Olympics go on, it’s possible the venues will be empty. Kono, …

Olympic president Bach to visit Japan in May, meet PM Suga
3 years, 8 months ago

Olympic president Bach to visit Japan in May, meet PM Suga

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan in May, the Kyodo News agency said on Saturday, as the nation struggles to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases before the start of the Games. Bach will attend a torch relay ceremony in the western city of Hiroshima on May 17 and meet with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga the next …

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
3 years, 8 months ago

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

The Hindu  

The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan. “Of course,” he replied, adding that if the Tokyo Games caused a surge in infections “there would be no meaning to having the Olympics.” …

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
3 years, 9 months ago

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan. “There are a variety of concerns but as the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee we are not thinking about canceling the games,” Hashimoto …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia likely to prioritise vaccination for Games-bound athletes
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia likely to prioritise vaccination for Games-bound athletes

Firstpost  

Earlier this month, the government in Canberra joined a growing number of countries halting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for younger people over fears it can cause serious blood clots. Sydney: Australia are considering allowing their hundreds of Olympic athletes and support staff to jump the queue and get the coronavirus vaccine before heading to the Tokyo Games, a …

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