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Despite the long list of problems associated with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics â from corruption, scandals, budget overruns, a one-year delay because of COVID-19 and widespread public opposition â the event continues to be billed as a festival of peace.
In the tradition of the Olympic truce dating back to Ancient Greece, the Games are ostensibly an opportunity to bring the world together and encourage political leaders in a spirit of international co-operation and reconciliation.
Officials removed banners from the Olympic athletesâ village referring to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan.Â
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Yet cautious hopes that Tokyo 2020 might be grasped as a diplomatic moment to start to repair relations between Japan and South Korea were dashed just days before the Games began.
Row at Olympics as Japan vows to fly controversial Rising Sun flag
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The Tokyo Olympics have not even opened yet but the controversies continue to mount. The opening ceremony will be held Friday. There will not be any fans present for the opening ceremony or in nearly all of the event venues. Toyota, a major sponsor, will not air any Olympics-themed ads. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has canceled his trip to Tokyo as a summit was being arranged with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during the Olympics. The latest news is that an American female gymnast has tested positive for COVID-19.
Two South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive. A female American tennis star, 17-year-old Coco Gauff announced Sunday she will withdraw from the Olympics due to a positive COVID-19 test result. The female gymnast hasn’t been named yet and another member of the Team USA gymnastics squad has been placed on standby after being identified as a close contact. The team is trainin