Israel to vaccinate all athletes for Tokyo Games by May
Israel, however, currently leads the world on per capita vaccinations, having inoculated 29 percent of its population with at least one dose. Reuters
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Israel intends to have all its athletes due to compete at the Tokyo Olympics vaccinated against COVID-19 by May, its National Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, amid global debate over whether athletes should be given priority access in the rollout.
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.
Israel, however, currently leads the world on per capita vaccinations, having inoculated 29 percent of its population with at least one dose.
World Athletics chief Coe confident Tokyo will go ahead By Mitch Phillips and and Tim Hart
FILE PHOTO: World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019
LONDON (Reuters) – World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said there is a “cast-iron determination” to deliver the Tokyo Olympics, with COVID-19 vaccines and ability of athletes to train meaning the situation is better than when the Games were postponed last year.
The Japanese government and the IOC on Friday denied a report in Britain’s Times newspaper quoting an unnamed official as saying the Games would have to be cancelled.
“The government in Japan, the organising committee, the international federations and particularly the athletes are all unified in their determination to try to deliver a Games that is safe and secure,” Coe, himself a double Olympic 1,500 metres gold medallist, told Reuters.
The Opinionist: The Year the Curtains Came Down on World Sport & Its Olympics Showpiece 01/01/21
After a year like no other, Michael Pirrie charts the devastating impact of the coronavirus on world sport and the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, and outlines the sporting highlights and lessons from the past tumultuous year. The OPINIONIST says a key task of Tokyo’s Olympic organizers in the new year will be to build international confidence in the Games and Japan’s capacity to contain the virus.
Michael Pirrie
The fate and fortunes of the Olympic Movement and international sport were dramatically recast in 2020 like never before.
Toshikazu Yamanishi and Antonella Palmisano
As this extraordinary year draws to a close, we look back at the key moments of 2020 in each area of the sport. The series continues today with a review of race walks.
Who knew what lay around the corner when Yusuke Suzuki blew away cobwebs on New Year’s Day with a swift 20km in Tokyo?
It was the 68th edition of the race, and the world record-holder, who won in 1:20:01 was little challenged by runner-up Motofumi Suwa finishing 48 seconds behind.
In fact, when it came to superlative performances in the strangest of years, Japanese race walkers were little challenged by anybody.