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By Chris Gallagher
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) – Tokyo Olympic organisers acknowledged on Tuesday that Sapporo residents were concerned about a marathon test event being held in the northern Japanese city amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and said they were implementing measures to hold the event safely.
The marathon test event – actually a half-marathon and a 10K race – will be held on Tuesday starting from Sapporo’s Odori park. Yasuo Mori, Tokyo 2020’s deputy executive director of the Games operations bureau, addressed the concerns amid a record rise in coronavirus infections in the city. “We are fully aware (Sapporo) residents feel uneasy with the current situation, and we are carrying out various steps as we want to prepare for an event where people can feel even a little bit more at ease,” Mori told a news conference. In Hokkaido, new daily cases hit a record 326 on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The prefecture
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By Chris Gallagher and Rocky Swift
Tokyo, Japan (Reuters) â Diving and volleyball on Saturday became the first Olympic test events to include international athletes since such competitions resumed last month, as both got under way under close supervision in Tokyo.
The diving World Cup, also a qualifier for this summerâs Games this summer, features more than 200 athletes from 50 countries including powerhouse China.
âWeâre not allowed out of our rooms, where you have to stay⦠â no outdoor air, no human interaction,â said U.S. womenâs diver Sarah Bacon. âBut weâve been making it work.â
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