The Tussle between to conduct or not the Olympic Games 2021 in Tokyo

Bringing the most sought-after discussion on the internet. To be or not to be. Everybody loves the Olympic Games, especially even more as it had been cancelled in the previous year. The only issue that lies is with the host nation who doesn’t want to be the hotbed of virus in the middle of a pandemic. As it was decided long ago that Olympic Games 2022 will be hosted in Japan, unfortunately for Japan’s government, it’s not up to them to decide whether the Games of the 32nd Olympiad get cancelled. While Tokyo could theoretically pull the plug right now, before two months from the rescheduled start date but still they are bounded by the contract to go ahead. However, a poll revealed that 59 per cent of Japanese say that the event should be cancelled in the light of surging Covid-19 cases. once again surging. Tokyo is currently in a state of emergency and vaccine rates are still in the single digits.

 

Seiko Hashimoto, who is Tokyo’s most decorated Olympian and ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, mentioned that noted that there are people who feel uneasy about the fact the games are going to be held where a lot of people are coming from abroad. Even though the number of people to watch the games has been cut from 180,000 to 80,000 but still, the huge danger lurks around. Tokyo’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga informs members of a parliamentary committee that this matter is not in his hands. It is the decision made by the International Olympics Committee and they have the final say. It states as much in the IOC’s contract with the city of Tokyo.

 

Assuming in a situation where the Olympic game is conducted in Tokyo and people are allowed to travel then, most of the competitors will be vaccinated. It will be mandatory for the spectators, face strict social distancing rules. And all the athletes will be instructed, to refrain from interacting with Japanese society broadly.

 

With the growing pressure on organisers, these games are set to begin from July 23. The country is in doubt as less than 3 per cent of the Japanese population has been fully vaccinated. There has been a wave of growing public anger at the government, and they feel unfair that the games are going ahead during a pandemic. People sense they are not protected, and their voices are not being heard. Rather, Naoto Ueyama, chair of a small doctors union, also warned that these games could produce the ‘Tokyo Olympic strain’ of coronavirus and it is only wise to cancel the games to prevent a disaster.