Olympic Games 2021

• Tokyo heading towards ‘explosive expansion’ in COVID-19 cases as Olympics continue

  Nationwide, Japan reported more than 9,500 confirmed cases, also a record, on Wednesday for a total of about 892,000, with about 15,000 deaths.

  World

  Jul 29, 2021
  
• Sports without spectators: Tokyo Olympics could go fan-free over COVID-19 risks

  Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency was to have been lifted on Monday but was ultimately extended.

  World

  May 28, 2021
  
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• Tokyo Olympics will ‘absolutely’ go ahead despite COVID-19 state of emergency: IOC

  Japan has the lowest rate of COVID-19 vaccinations among the world's wealthy countries and only about a half of its medical staff have completed their inoculations.

  World

  May 21, 2021