04/28/21
With 86 days left until the opening of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and 118 days left until the opening of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed on the following measures to ensure the safe organisation of the Games. The five parties will continue to deploy all possible COVID-19 countermeasures and place the highest priority on safety for the sake of all participants, including the athletes, and the Japanese public who will be playing host to the Games.
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Originally published on April 28, 2021 12:39 pm
The organizers of Japan s Summer Olympics, due to start just weeks from now, say they will administer daily coronavirus tests to athletes and will decide in June on what is a safe number of spectators.
At a virtual meeting on Wednesday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and representatives of the other organizers discussed measures to keep the coronavirus in check during the games, which begin July 23. The IOC is fully committed to the successful and safe delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Bach said in his opening remarks.
By Daniel Smith
Safe and Secure Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020: Version 2 of Tokyo 2020 Playbooks Released
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo 2020) have today launched the second editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks, with the version for
Building on February s publication, the new Playbooks provide more specific details to participants about the countermeasures that will help ensure safe and successful Games for all those taking part and the residents of Tokyo and Japan. Some of the key measures in the Playbooks can be found in the five-party joint statement.
Athletes At Tokyo Olympics To Be Tested Daily For Coronavirus, Officials Say
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The organizers of Japan s Summer Olympics, due to start just weeks from now, say they will administer daily COVID-19 tests to athletes and will decide in June on what is a safe number of spectators.
At a virtual meeting on Wednesday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and representatives of the other organizers discussed measures to keep the coronavirus in check during the games, which begin July 23. The IOC is fully committed to the successful and safe delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Bach said in his opening remarks.
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