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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will open on July 23 next year
International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates said the Tokyo Olympics, which will be postponed for a year, will definitely take place in 2021, regardless of “coronavirus disease or not.”
Coates told AFP that the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23 next year and will become “Olympics to conquer the new corona virus.”
The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled to take place in July this year, but were delayed for a year due to concerns about the global epidemic of the novel corona virus.
The International Olympic Committee has previously stated that the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed until 2021, will not be postponed again.
What did the International Olympic Committee say?
In addition to serving as vice chair of the International Olympic Committee, Coates is also chair of the Tokyo Olympic Coordination Committee.
He said the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has brought “great work”, but the Japanese government “never abandoned the Olympics.”
Coates said: “After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused catastrophic damage, the theme of the Tokyo Olympics was originally a rebuilt Olympics.”
“Now, the theme of the Tokyo Olympics will be the Olympics to conquer the new corona virus, the light at the end of the tunnel.”
“With or without the new corona virus, the Tokyo Olympics will debut on July 23 next year.”
Why should it be celebrated?
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Japan has been preparing for the Tokyo Olympics for several years.
The chairman of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said in April that if the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held in 2021, they will be forced to cancel all Olympics.
Explaining the decision, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, said: “The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee cannot be allowed to hire 3,000 to 5,000 people to prepare for the Olympic Games and then change the entire calendar of sports competitions in everyone every year. “
Before the outbreak of the new corona virus, the Olympics were only canceled due to the outbreak of war, and they were never postponed.
In addition, the economic benefits brought by the Olympic Games are also one of the reasons for hosting the Olympic Games, but now due to the new corona virus epidemic, the economic benefits of the Olympic Games may also be affected.
What could change?
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Toshiro Muto, Head of Affairs of the Tokyo Olympic Games Organizing Committee
Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Affairs Director Toshiro Muto said in July that the Tokyo Olympics may limit the number of spectators, but they hope to prevent the games from being held without spectators.
He said the Tokyo Olympics can also “simplify” the opening and closing ceremonies, limiting the number of national teams and personnel.
The original Tokyo 2020 Olympics was expected to involve approximately 11,000 athletes from 200 countries.
However, so far, Japan has yet to open the entry of foreign tourists and it is unclear how the travel restrictions will affect contestants and the audience next year.
Can vaccines bring hope?
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Earlier, some health experts questioned that the Tokyo Olympics would not be held without a vaccine, but Toshiro Muto said that a vaccine for the new coronavirus disease is not a prerequisite for the Tokyo Olympics.
“If a vaccine has been developed, it will help, but we will not say that the Olympics cannot be held without a vaccine,” he added.
“The vaccine is not a prerequisite,” he said.
