Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

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As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world's biggest sporting event may be too big a gamble.

TOKYO - As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world’s biggest sporting event may be too big a gamble.

With 15,000 athletes plus support staff expected to descend on Tokyo for the delayed Olympics and Paralympics Games from all over the world, the Games represent a unique challenge for organizers. Organisers have maintained that postponing the Games for another year is not on the table, leaving complete cancellation or striving ahead as the only options.

At this point, the plans are not “conditional” on the public or athletes being vaccinated against COVID-19, Taguchi said.

 

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Wish Tokyo Olympic Games go well !

TokyoOlympics Japan beats other nations at the Taiji dolphin slaughter. This year, japan will slaughter 383 whales, same as last year. Do you really want to support such cruelty?

Japan should never have been nominated, government officials visit the Yakasuni shrine which honours Class-A war criminals, still practice commercial whaling and kill dolphins in Taiji. ShameOnJapan StopBloodyWhaling KillingCove DominicRaab POTUS

chenweihua Just cancel it

Surely the Games can wait till 2022, when the world's population has been adequately vaccinated

This has to be canceled. Just on the principle of the fact that the pandemic will still be on-going.

Indeed

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