Tokyo prepares for Olympics in 2021 despite Covid-19 issues

Tokyo

TOKYO Olympics organisers are preparing to host the Games next year even if the global coronavirus pandemic has not eased substantially, said organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto on Tuesday. The Tokyo Olympics had been scheduled to start on Friday but were put back to 2021 because of the pandemic.

Since then, organisers have scrambled to rearrange an event that has been almost a decade in the making while trying to ensure next year's Olympics are safe for athletes, officials and supporters.