Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno delivering the first ball of the pandemic-hit 2020 Tokyo Olympics Wednesday (21) morningJapanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno delivered the first ball of the pandemic-hit 2020 Tokyo Olympics Wednesday (21) morning amid continuing doubts about the wisdom of holding the event at a time when the fast-spreading Delta variant is driving a resurgence of Covid-19 in Japan and around the world. Japan are taking on Australia in softball, with two more softball games, as well as women’s football matches scheduled for Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported. Postponed from last yearSoftball was revived for the Tokyo Games after being dropped after 2008. The Tokyo Games were postponed last year shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic over the spread of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the chief of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee said cancellation could not be ruled out if Covid-19 cases spiked.

Source: The Nation July 24, 2021 02:48 UTC