The negative effects of Yoshiro Mori, president of the Organizing Committee of the Games, also extended to the volunteers at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

By noon on the 5th, 14 reports were received from the Olympic and Paralympic Preparatory Office in Tokyo requesting volunteers to decline participation. The city official said: “Since a request is made by a family or a group, 14 are not 14 people, but more people.” He couldn’t hide his confusion, saying, “It’s been two days since the morning of the 4th, and this number is staggering.”

The station received 542 protest calls and emails, and there were times when the phone would not stop ringing. “There were some people who criticized Mr. Mori’s statements, but also said they were ‘contrary to the Olympic Charter’ or ‘discrimination against women,'” she explained.

As of August last year, there were 30,486 municipal volunteers registered in Tokyo. There is a wide variety of jobs, such as orientation and orientation at Tokyo’s main train stations and stations closest to the match venue, support at Haneda airport and tourist spots, but the result also betrays the dedicated volunteer spirit with a Spirit of “hospitality” It was. Moving forward, “I would like to provide guidance so that you can participate safely, including measures to prevent corona infection.” We will eliminate participants’ stressors as much as possible.[Naohide Kamada]