Athletes competing at next year’s Tokyo Olympics will have a shorter than usual stay at the world’s biggest multi-sports event due to tight Covid-19 health protocols, the International Olympic Committee said. The IOC said there would also be tighter controls on who can stay in the athletes' village to protect the competitors. "With this programme, we are making the Olympic Games Paris 2024 fit for the post-corona world," Bach said. There will also be exactly 50% men and 50% women athletes in Paris, up from 48.8% women in Tokyo. "While we will achieve gender equality already at the upcoming Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, we will see for the first time in Olympic history the participation of the exact same number of female athletes as male athletes," Bach said.

Source: The Star December 08, 2020 21:00 UTC