Olympics official says all athletes must be vaccinated so Tokyo Games can go ahead
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has reiterated his intention to hold the Games
08 January 2021 - 14:15
Tokyo — Athletes should be prioritised for receiving a Covid-19 vaccine so the Tokyo Games can go ahead later in 2021, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound.
Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee (IOC), told Sky News in the UK that the Games could still go ahead with mass athlete participation, but only if they were vaccinated...
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