Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that he has never “put the Olympics first”, as an opinion poll showed nearly 60 per cent of people in Japan want the Olympics cancelled less than three months before they begin.
Demonstrators march around the New National Stadium, the main stadium for the Tokyo Olympics, during a protest against the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, May 09.International Olympic officials, Tokyo planners and Suga himself have insisted the Games will go on in “a safe and secure” way. Foreign spectators have been barred and planners issued an elaborate playbook of rules last month aimed at preventing coronavirus infections.
Another poll conducted at the weekend by TBS News found 65 per cent wanted the Games cancelled or postponed again, with 37 per cent voting to scrap the event altogether and 28 per cent calling for another delay. A protester speaks during a protest against the Tokyo Olympics, where concerns lingers over the feasibility of hosting the event amid a pandemic.Asked in a parliamentary committee meeting whether the Games will continue even if COVID-19 infections spike, Suga replied: “I’ve never put Olympics first”.
Query: why not run parts of the Olympics in different countries as a televised event ONLY, especially if the Japanese public are against holding it. At least then the sports people can compete and the viewing public can have something to take their.minds off the Pandemic.
Corporate sponsors were considered first - the Olympics is just a vehicle to generate the ROI. Olympics should be cancelled. It is an unnecessary risk during a pandemic to send athletes from all over the world & risks introducing and spreading new more deadly strains globally
把奥运会放在首位。 Pon las Olimpiadas primero. Put the Olympics first. पहले ओलंपिक्स रखो। Coloque as Olimpíadas em primeiro lugar. Ставьте Олимпиаду на первое место. オリンピックを最優先します。 ਓਲੰਪਿਕ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ. प्रथम ऑलिम्पिक ठेवा. ஒலிம்பிக்கிற்கு முதலிடம் கொடுங்கள்.