Games on regardless

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said yesterday Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the Covid19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee to make them happen.

Mori said the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the Olympics will happen.

A recent spike in infections in Japan that triggered a state of emergency in some areas has fuelled speculation about whether the rescheduled Games can be held this summer. — Reuters