Jules Boykoff, the author of Olympians and Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics, wondered in his column in The New York Times if Tokyo Olympics would turn out to be the ‘Superspreader Games’. ***There was another, more welcoming, moniker for the Tokyo Olympics, which were supposed to be held last year but got postponed because of the pandemic. A part of the revenue earned from conducting an Olympics is distributed to the sports federations that are a part of the Games. For Japan, which has spent $15 billion officially on the Olympics, it’s also a question of national pride, with China set to host the Winter Olympics. Kurobe, a city roughly 400 km from Tokyo, was gearing up to host some Indian athletes.

Source: Indian Express June 05, 2021 21:45 UTC