The new National Stadium for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Tokyo Olympic organizers’ request for about 200 specialist doctors to volunteer at the summer event was met with bewilderment from those in the medical community who are already struggling in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee is seeking the free services of sports doctors to respond to visitors who fall ill at competition venues during the Games, sources said.
Only sports medicine doctors accredited by the Japan Sport Association are eligible for this voluntary work. Necessary expenses, such as transportation fees, will be provided.