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Petition aiming to scrap Tokyo Olympics gets signatures at record pace A Japanese online petition calling for the cancellation of this summer s Tokyo Olympics had received over 200,000 signatures at a record pace as of Friday, just two days after its launch, as public fears over the coronavirus pandemic grow with the rapid spread of highly contagious variants. The petition, which is addressed to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and other representatives of the organizers, says the games should not be held in order to protect people s lives amid the global health crisis. A spectator raises a paper sign reading It is impossible to hold the Olympics, face up to reality during a half-marathon race being held at the venue of the Tokyo Olympics marathon as a test event in the northern Japan city of Sapporo on May 5, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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