The authorities of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, decided to remove the giant Olympic rings raised in the Tokyo Bay today, for a maintenance operation of about four months, after postponing the summer games from 2020 to the summer of 2021 due to the new Corona virus. The 69-ton interlocking rings were installed early this year off the Odaiba area on the edge of Tokyo Bay, while the Japanese capital had begun the countdown to the games.
It would have remained in its place until the end of the event originally scheduled for September 9, to be replaced by the Paralympic Games icon. But the battleship supporting the monument, which is about 15 meters high and 32 meters wide, was pulled ashore today. The city said in a statement that the entire matter "will be subject to a security examination and a maintenance operation for about four months," without specifying the date of his return.
The start of the games was scheduled for July 24, but the organizers made a historic decision to postpone it until the summer of 2021 due to the spread of "Covid-19" globally.
Japanese officials have expressed their continuing desire to organize the games and not postpone them again, but many experts doubt they can be hosted naturally due to the virus. According to several recent polls, the Japanese hope to postpone or cancel the games.