Tokyo has already spent £18.2bn organising the Games, with most of the funds derived from the public purse.cases in the city and surrounding areas this month, there is a chance it may all go to waste.
Public opinion has also turned against the Games, with 80% of those polled recently saying they should be postponed or cancelled. The Games would involve 11,000 athletes, tens of thousands of coaches, as well as officials, judges and broadcasters. A decision onA further 4,400 athletes are due to take part in the Paralympic Games on 24 August.
But with COVID-19 vaccines being slow to roll out in Japan, organisers would have to rely on testing, social distancing and isolation to keep the Games afloat.
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