Zero risk? Virus cases test Olympic organizers assurances
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July 18, 2021
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1of14IOC President Thomas Bach gestures during a press conference at the Main Press Center, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Saturday, July 17, 2021. The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.(Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)Shinji Kita/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14People gather for a rally in Tokyo s Shinjuku shopping district Sunday, July 18, 2021, to protest against the Olympics starting from July 23. They held signs that said No Olympics.Yuri Kageyaman/APShow MoreShow Less
Japanese PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at The White House. Photo Date: 4/16/2021 | Washington Post / YouTube
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says the world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics.
Posted: Jul 20, 2021 2:54 PM
Posted By: Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Tens of thousands of athletes, officials, games staff and media are arriving in Japan amid a local state of emergency and widespread opposition from the general public.
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ADDS RESTRICTION: ONE TIME USE ONLY, EDITORIAL USE ONLY - IOC President Thomas Bach, right, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, second from left, during a welcome party for Bach and IOC officials at Akasaka Palace, Japanese state guest house, in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, July 18, 2021.(Courtesy of Tokyo 2020 via AP) Credit: The Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Tens of thousands of athletes, officials, games staff and media are arriving in Japan amid a local state of emergency and widespread opposition from the general public.
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Japanese prime minister says the world needs to see a safe Olympics
But he acknowledged Japan’s path through the pandemic toward the Olympics had gone “sometimes backward at times.”
People wearing face masks photograph the countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 20. | Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo
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TOKYO The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Tens of thousands of athletes, officials, games staff and media are arriving in Japan amid a local state of emergency and widespread opposition from the general public.