It is an achievement in itself that today’s Olympic Games opening ceremony is going ahead at all. Any event this big, sporting or otherwise, will attract a share of controversy. The latest is the sacking of Kentaro Kobayashi, a well-known comedian, for making offensive jokes about the Holocaust in the 1990s. But there will certainly be other talking points, if not disputes, as the Games get underway in a city that is in a state of Covid emergency. Tokyo Olympics 2020 faces many challenges, but now it’s time to watch the glory of sport shine through.

Source: Irish Examiner July 23, 2021 06:00 UTC