His Highness Prince Fahad Bin Jalawi Al Saud, Vice President of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has been elected as the new President of Asia
Was Tokyo 2020 worth it? On Saturday 7th September 2013, the Japanese delegation at the Hilton Buenos Aires erupted in joy as the name Tokyo was read out. Normally stoic black-suited men jumped up and down and frantically hugged each other. Some wept with happiness. When the news broke in the Japanese capital that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had […]
Was Tokyo 2020 worth it? On Saturday 7th September 2013, the Japanese delegation at the Hilton Buenos Aires erupted in joy as the name Tokyo was read out. Normally stoic black-suited men jumped up and down and frantically hugged each other. Some wept with happiness. When the news broke in the Japanese capital that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had […]
TOKYO (Reuters) - A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised, explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. We released those figures to gauge how much of a burden people from overseas would put on the medical system, he added. The 25 cases now reported include Japanese residents and overseas visitors released from quarantine who were hospitalised. This figure gives a more comprehensive view of the situation, said spokesperson Masa Takaya of the newly released figure. No reason was given for why the hospitalisation numbers were not released earlier. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while the capital was under a state of emergency to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Unlike other Olympic Games, the mega-event was held largely without spectators and
A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening.