Australia unveiled the uniforms its athletes will wear at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, a milestone that world champion canoeist Jessica Fox said made her third trip to the Games "a bit more real". The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 23 but it is certain to be very different to previous Olympics because of COVID-19 health protocols, and with athletes arriving in Japan closer to their events than usual. READ: World champion Liu left out of China's Olympics singles roster"We don't know yet what the opening ceremony in Tokyo will look like but ... it is very special." Uncertainty continues to surround the Games, which have already been delayed by a year because of the pandemic. A top medical organisation on Monday threw its weight behind calls to cancel the Olympics with hospitals already overwhelmed as Japan battles a spike in coronavirus infections.

Source: The Hindu May 18, 2021 06:42 UTC