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Tokyo Summer Olympic Games to be cancelled?
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Japan is considering extending a coronavirus spurred state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and other major urban areas, sources said on Wednesday, a move that could cast doubt on the planned Summer Olympics.
Officials were leaning toward an extension of the measures in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures beyond May 11 as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 cases, three sources told Reuters. The government may make an official decision as early as Friday, one of the sources told Reuters. The Yomiuri Newspaper earlier reported that an extension of the state of emergency was likely.
Extending the measures, which were imposed on April 25, would likely fan persistent concerns about whether the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to begin on July 23, can be held as planned.
The games have already been delayed once from last year due to the pandemic. The city of Sapporo, on the northern island of Hokkaido, hosted a half-marathon test event on Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet with senior government ministers on Wednesday to discuss an extension, the Yomiuri reported without citing sources. The Yomiuri did not detail how long an extension might be. One proposal that has emerged is an extension until the end of the month, according to two of the sources. All three people requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak with the media.
It is about time that the I.O.C. accepts reality and – together with Japan’s Government – CANCELS the 2020 (oops, 2021) Olympics.
There will be NO spectators, NO families, NO tourists, NO ‘Olympic atmosphere’ in Tokyo – yet alone anywhere else in Japan !
The facilities have been well built and – earthquakes or visitations by Godzilla excluded – will still be there in 2028 (the date to which the I.O.C. should RELOCATE those Olympics).