IOC Assures Olympics will Hold Next Year

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the local organising committee have assured that multibillion-dollar Olympics Games would take place in 2021.

After holding online virtual sessions with leaders of a number of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs) this week, the IOC confirmed that 2021 Summer Olympic Games, still branded as Tokyo 2020, was still likely to take place from July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo, Japan.

Additionally, they assured that the number of sports disciplines would not be cut short, venues would be ready and the overall cost of the game would not be impacted that much. One of the primary logistical concerns is expected top be the influx of thousands of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, Olympic staff, technical officials, sponsors, media and broadcasters, safely into Japan.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still wreaking havoc around the world – touching every corner of the globe. There are nearly 40 million cases worldwideandover1.1milliondeaths. Japanhasover90,000casesofthenovel coronavirus and 1,646 deaths.

“TheIOChasthefullsupportofallof itsstakeholdersaroundtheworldand all for the benefit of the athletes,” said BahamasOlympic Committee (BOC) President Romell Knowles. “These games have significant consequences for our athletes, so it’s important for us to put on the highest quality event the world has ever seen. Our athletes have been training for the full quadrennial to first qualify and then to participate. NOCs exist to make it possible for athletes to take part in high-level competitions at every opportunity, and this is an opportunity to do that.