Published April 13, 2021, 12:19 PM
(This file photo taken on September 7, 2013 shows International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge displaying the name of the city of Tokyo elected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics during a session of the IOC in Buenos Aires. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
From the unprecedented coronavirus postponement to sexism scandals and a ban on overseas fans, the path to staging the Tokyo Olympics has been far from smooth.
With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony on July 23, AFP chronicles Tokyo’s troubled journey to the Games.
2013: Tears and cheers
News presenters shed tears and crowds erupt in delight as the International Olympic Committee names Tokyo host of the 2020 Games.
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Posted : 2021-02-21 17:10
Updated : 2021-02-21 17:39
Japan s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to members of the media at the prime minister s office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2021, after former Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto became the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee. AFP
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday Group of Seven leaders gave unanimous support for his bid to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus and to inoculate its citizens swiftly. I told the meeting that I want to realise a safe and secure Olympics as testimony that human beings will have won the battle with the coronavirus, Suga told reporters following a virtual G7 summit meeting held on Friday.
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