As rumours swirl, these five factors will decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics
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As the global resurgence in COVID-19 cases reignites debate over whether to hold the Olympics this summer, focus has turned to how the fate of the Tokyo games will be decided, and what they will look like if they go ahead.
A resurgence of infections around the world and the emergence of new strains have led organizers to acknowledge that nothing is certain. Although the resumption of professional sports and arrival of vaccines have provided some optimism, leagues around the world are battling outbreaks and inoculation campaigns have been slow. Adding to the headwinds is Japanâs second state of emergency and public opposition toward hosting the event.
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State of emergency announced 197 days until the Opening Ceremony for Tokyo 2020. (ATR)
(ATR) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday evening with 197 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
The anticipated announcement followed the news of another record-breaking number of new coronavirus cases in the capital and across the host country of the delayed Olympiad.
On Thursday Japan reported over 6,000 new cases with Tokyo reporting 2,447, a single-day record – up from 1,591 the previous day - with the hospitals now feeling the strain of the third wave as medical experts had predicted a New Year spike in cases.
IOC reaffirms commitment to host Tokyo 2020 this summer amid speculations Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-12 09:15 Share CLOSE Visitors wearing protective face masks pose for a photo through the Olympic rings in front of the National Stadium, a day before the start of the one-year countdown to the Tokyo Olympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan July 22, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
BEIJING - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated its confidence in the host of the Tokyo 2020 and reaffirmed the joint effort to host the Games in an e-mail interview with Xinhua on Monday.
Dick Pound, the longest-serving IOC member, told UK s state broadcaster BBC on Friday that the Tokyo Olympic Games might not take place.