100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks

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The postponed Tokyo Olympics open in 100 days. Tokyo was awarded the Olympics as “a safe pair of hands.” Nothing is certain now. Organizers and the IOC push on despite COVID-19 risks, myriad scandals, and public opposition in Japan to holding the Games.

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, the New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo. Organizers and the International Olympic Committee are pushing on despite COVID-19 risks, myriad scandals, and overwhelming public opposition in Japan to holding the games.

Now, nothing is certain as Tokyo’s postponed Olympics hit the 100-days-to-go mark on Wednesday. Despite surging cases of COVID-19, myriad scandals and overwhelming public opposition in Japan to holding the Games, organizers and the IOC are pushing on.Japan’s rapid recovery from defeat in World War II. These Olympics will be marked by footnotes and asterisks.

“It is best to not hold the Olympics given the considerable risks,” Dr. Norio Sugaya, an infectious diseases expert at Keiyu Hospital in Yokohama, told The Associated Press. The IOC and Japanese politicians decided a year ago to postpone but not cancel the Olympics, driven by inertia and the clout ofInc., which has lined up a record of $3.5 billion in local sponsorship — probably three times more than any previous Olympics.

Despite being billed as the “Recovery Olympics,” the northeastern area of Japan is still hurting a decade later. Many blame the Olympics for the slow recovery and siphoning off resources.

 

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