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Will Olympics be held even under state of emergency in Tokyo? John Coates, IOC VP, says "We have successfully seen 5 sports hold test events during a state of emergency” MORE
(Con’t) “All of the plans to protect safety and security of athletes are based around worst possible circumstances so the answer is absolutely yes” Tokyo 202(1) can go on whether there is a state of emergency or not — John Coates, IOC
We don’t want it. #stayhomecoates
Marathon test in Sapporo really held safely? Cases were surging before. SoE announcement delayed til after marathon. Put in place hours after the event was over.
Oh, really?? I didn’t hear about that. Yikes.
The IOC knows they have a good racket going. They don’t want a precedent to appear the olympics are ever even the least bit negotiable, even during a life-and-death situation like a pandemic. They know Tokyo is that possible precedent, so they are going to just roll over Tokyo.
I am preparing myself for the SoE to continue through the Olympics and into the fall. The current, ridiculous situation where you can sit in a crowded restaurant but can’t buy alcohol was born of pure, misdirected desperation. But it can’t be walked back until we’re vaccinated.
“We did the thing we wanted to do and found we could get away with it, so it’s safe!”
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