The United States' track and field team has canceled its pre-Olympics training camp in Japan out of concerns for safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities announced on Wednesday, raising more questions about the holding of the Games. The team was set to train in Chiba, the prefecture neighboring Tokyo,…
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9 governors say Tokyo Games should be canceled, delayed depending on circumstances: poll The Mainichi © The Mainichi The Olympic rings re-installed at Odaiba Marine Park in Minato Ward, Tokyo, are seen in December 2020. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama)
TOKYO Nine of Japan s 47 prefectural governors think the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games should be canceled or postponed depending on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Mainichi Shimbun survey. Of the nine, the prefectures of Saitama, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi are set to provide venues for the upcoming games.
The Mainichi Shimbun sent the questionnaire to all 47 governors on April 20, and received answers from them all by April 28. The first question asked what their thoughts on holding the games as governors who are expected to protect their residents health, and respondents could choose between answering four options: The games should be held whatever the circumstances of the pandemic
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