TOKYO, Aug 8 (dpa): This weekend should have seen the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. "You need the strength of hope to overcome adversity," said Japan's swimming superstar Rikako Ikee shortly before a modest ceremony to celebrate a new one-year countdown to the Games. Japan is having a relatively mild pandemic with 'only' around 45,000 infections and about 1,000 deaths from Covid-19. But it is not just the situation in Japan, rather around the world, which will determine the fate of the Games. As a result, Olympic fever in Japan is not being felt.

Source: thestar August 08, 2020 04:30 UTC