IOC chief confirms Tokyo Olympics to be held in summer 2021
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo It should take place as planned in the summer of 2021, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said in an interview with Kyodo.
“At this point, we have no reason not to believe that the Tokyo Olympics won’t start on July 23 at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.”
“That’s why there’s no Plan B, and that’s why we’re fully committed to making these games safe and successful.”
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister Japan Yoshihide Suga expressed his determination to hold the Summer Olympics in Tokyo according to plan, thereby wishing to show victory over the epidemic of coronavirus infection COVID-19.
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo was supposed to be held on July 23 - August 8, 2020, but due to the pandemic, the games were postponed to 2021. It was reported that the Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, and the Paralympics – from August 24 to September 5.
According to Western media, according to polls, about 80% of Japanese believe that the Olympics will not take place or it should not be held.
Kyodo notes that in Tokyo and other parts of the country there is an increase in the incidence of coronavirus. According to the statistical resource Worldometers, since the beginning of the pandemic in the country infected more than 339 thousand people, more than 4.6 thousand infected died. 264,000,987 people recovered.
Source: tourism.interfax