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TOKYO: The United States’ track and field team has cancelled its pre-Olympics training camp in Japan out of concerns for safety amid the Covid-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday, raising more questions about the holding of the Games.
The team was set to train in Chiba, the prefecture neighbouring Tokyo, leading up to the summer Games, but cancelled “out of concerns for their athletes safety”, according to a statement from the Chiba administration. There was no immediate comment from USA Track and Field.
“It is a shame they have decided to cancel, but I believe they made the best decision possible in the current situation,” Chiba governor Toshihito Kumagai said.
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A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Japan is gearing up to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to around 2,500 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and support staff, using shots donated for the Games amid public anger over the slow pace of the countryâs vaccine rollout.
With fewer than three months until the Olympics begin, Japan is struggling to contain a surge in coronavirus cases and a majority of the population want them cancelled or postponed for a second time.
UPDATE 2-Olympics-Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota conflicted over pandemic Olympics Reuters 1 hr ago
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By Eimi Yamamitsu and Elaine Lies
TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - A top executive of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games sponsor Toyota Motor Corp said officials of the Japanese company felt conflicted over the desire to see the Olympics succeed and public concerns about holding the event during a pandemic.
Less than three months before the Games begin on July 23, Japan is battling a surge in coronavirus infections, and a majority of the population wants them cancelled or postponed for a second time. As sponsors, it breaks our heart to see public discontent aimed at athletes, the automaker s operating officer, Jun Nagata, told an earnings briefing on Wednesday.
May 12, 2021
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