JAPAN MIGHT CANCEL 2021 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES

According to some reports, the Japanese authorities have already decided to cancel the Olympic Games this year. The reason for such measures, like a year ago, was the coronavirus pandemic.

This is reported by The Times, referring to one of the high-ranking officials of the land of the rising sun.

According to the newspaper, the decision to cancel the Olympic Games has already been made, but no way has yet been found to announce this in order to "save the situation."

At the same time, both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government announced the continuation of preparations for the Olympic Games. The winter wave of coronavirus infection is believed to have forced the government to reconsider plans. As a part of the fight against the spread of the disease, it was even necessary to introduce a state of emergency in a number of large cities, including Tokyo.

Despite this, so far the Japanese media have denied rumors about the cancellation of the Olympics, referring, in particular, to the head of the International Olympic Committee, who previously announced that they hadn’t had any intentions to cancel the competition this year.

What is more, in November last year, the IOC even pledged to cover all the costs of vaccinating athletes before the competition.

We should recall that the Olympic Games were originally supposed to be held in Japan in the summer of 2020, but due to the pandemic they were postponed for a year.