Yoshiro Mori, head of the Tokyo Olympics
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The head of the Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori, has said that if the 2021 Tokyo Olympics were not held, they would never be held again. This year’s scheduled Tokyo Olympics has been postponed for a year due to a coronavirus, and the Games will now take place from July 23 to August 8 next year. Health experts have expressed skepticism about holding the Olympics next year, saying the Games would not be safe without the development of a coronavirus vaccine or an effective drug against the virus. When Yoshiro Mori, head of the Tokyo Olympics, was asked if the 2022 Olympics would be held, he categorically rejected the notion. However, the president of the Tokyo Olympics expressed confidence in holding the Olympics next year, saying that if we win the war against the virus and manage to hold the Games, it will be more important than all the previous Olympics. Will contain “we have to believe in it, otherwise we will not be rewarded for our hard work and efforts,” he said.
UC Kate Yoko Kora, president of the Japan Medical Association, said the 2021 Olympics would be difficult to hold without a vaccine or an effective drug. “I’m not saying whether Japan should host the Olympics or not, but in such a situation it would be difficult,” he said. At the same time, he said that even if the virus is controlled in Japan, it will be difficult to hold games until the virus is completely controlled in the rest of the world. On the other hand, most experts believe that it is not possible to develop a vaccine before the middle of 2021 and there is no guarantee that this vaccine will be successfully developed or not. The head of the Olympics, Yoshiro Mori, said that if the Games were to be held, the closing ceremony of the Olympics and the opening ceremony of the Paralympics could be held together to control costs. “As the situation has changed dramatically, we have to think about a lot of things, including the closing and opening ceremonies, to cut costs, but it will not be an easy decision,” he said.
