Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor saysTokyo governor Yuriko Koike has pledged a '120-percent effort' to ensure the delayed 2020 Olympics can go aheadTOKYO - Next year's Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a "120-percent effort" to ensure the first-ever postponed Games can go ahead. Tokyo 2020 became the first Olympics ever postponed in peacetime earlier this year as the coronavirus marched across the globe, upending lives and forcing the cancellation of sporting and cultural events. And she pledged an event "that is safe and secure for athletes and fans from abroad as well as for residents of Tokyo and Japan". - A simpler, cheaper Games -Japan has got through the first coronavirus wave better than many countries, with just over 900 deaths out of fewer than 18,000 confirmed infections. "Tokyo residents know that the summer Games next year in 2021 is not possible unless the impact of coronavirus calms down," Koike said.

Source: Bangkok Post June 13, 2020 03:22 UTC