What Olympic Games will look like in the Covid-19 era
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has staked his administration on pulling off a successful Tokyo Olympics, even though the games are persistently unpopular among the public
10 May 2021 - 10:58
Tokyo — The Tokyo Olympics went off without a hitch. That is, at least, at a test event at the city’s National Stadium in preparation for the main spectacle.
About 1,600 athletes, organisers and media got an early look Sunday at what the games will be like when they kick off on July 23. There was a full day of 100m heats, hammer throws and pole vaulting to make sure the Omega clocks, jumbo displays and robots on the field were in good working condition...
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