Tokyo 2020 Concludes Anti-Doping Agreement for the Olympic Games
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Doubts grow on plan to secure hospital beds for Olympians : The Asahi Shimbun
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Dozens Protest to Cancel Olympics in Tokyo as COVID Hospitalizations Approach Record High Newsweek 2 hrs ago Maggie Gile © Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 25: Demonstrators protest against the Tokyo Olympics outside the building of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on March 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan s nation-wide torch relay for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics started on Thursday in Fukushima ahead of the opening ceremony in Tokyo scheduled for July 23.
Protesters took to one of Tokyo s busiest streets to call for the cancellation of the Summer Olympics that Japan is determined to host even with a resurgence of the coronavirus, the
Editorial: Criticism of athletes ahead of Tokyo Games stems from distrust of organizers
May 14, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) With no prospects of bringing coronavirus infections under control, criticism of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has in some cases been turned toward athletes. Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who made a comeback from leukemia to earn a spot on Japan s Olympic team, is said to have received calls through social media for her not to appear in the games. In a post online, Ikee stated, It can t be helped that many people are calling for a suspension (of the games), and I think it s only natural. But she added, Even if there are calls for me to voice opposition, I cannot change anything myself.