Nearly 70% of people in Japan do not expect the Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled beginning July 24.
The IOC and Tokyo 2020 organizing committee have maintained that the Summer Olympics will go on as scheduled despite the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus.Nearly 70% of people in Japan do not expect the Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled beginning July 24,The news agency polled roughly 1,000 people on a variety of issues related to the coronavirus, which has infected more than 150,000 people around the world and been deemed a global pandemic by the World Health Organization..
Despite that confidence from Abe and other officials, questions about the Games linger as the coronavirus continues to impact ancillary pre-Olympic activities.last week. Several events related to the relay in Japan have been scaled down to prevent large crowds. The coronavirus has also led to the cancellation and postponement of a host of Olympic qualifying events around the world, and caused complications for athletes who are training to compete in the Games.
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