READ MORE:* Tokyo Olympics: Fireworks and car horns greet Fiji's sevens victory with $14 bank note mooted* Sky Sport team set for golden effort* And the gold medal goes to ... Covid-19: Should we hold the Olympics? In Aotearoa armchairs, Tokyo has sparked joy, to steal the words of Japanese tidiness guru Marie Kondo. 8 wire, broadcasts and black singlets, virtually hugging the proud Olympic parents Covid has sadly confined to New Zealand. Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images Protesters were calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled due to the rising costs and the threat of Covid-19. Covid failed to stop Tokyo, but it certainly laid down a series of road spikes.

Source: Stuff July 31, 2021 17:01 UTC