[Report File] Is'Corona Olympics' better than cancellation?

Even in the global pandemic of Corona 19, a remark that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be enforced is drawing attention.

IOC Vice Chairman John Cotz said in a telephone interview with AFP on the 7th yesterday, "It was scheduled to be held in Tokyo this year, but the Olympics that were postponed due to Corona 19 will be held next year, regardless of the Corona 19 pandemic." .

It is said that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold the Tokyo Olympics, which have been postponed for one year due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), as scheduled on July 23 next year.

John Kotz, the chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee, is also the chairman of the coordination committee, which oversees the preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and is called second in the international sports world after Thomas Bach.

As John Cots, who has such a powerful influence, publicly announced the enforcement policy ahead of the opening of the coordination committee on the 24th, the background is drawing more attention.

On the 6th, the day before this, Shunichi Suzuki, former Olympic Minister and current Liberal Democratic Party general secretary, said, "Even if 10 countries cannot participate, it is possible to hold the Olympics."

Suzuki Shunichi is a famous politician who served as former governor of Tokyo, and is also the son of former Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki.

Also, on the 3rd, the Secretary General of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Muto Toshiro expressed his intention to impose the Olympics.

"I don't think the Corona 19 vaccine is a prerequisite for hosting the Olympics," Mutoh said in an interview with the Washington Post.

Secretary General Muto said, "I think the Olympics will be held in a situation where the Corona 19 crisis continues. We are envisioning actions not only for the spectators, but also for the athletes and all other stakeholders. Social distancing, limiting the number of spectators, wearing masks, coronaviruses 19 We will discuss prosecutors, etc."

Considering this attitude of the IOC and the Japanese government comprehensively, the two sides seem to have hit the bazaar of holding the Tokyo Olympics apart from the Corona 19 incident.

It is impossible to postpone another year of the Olympics, which have already been postponed one year.

The remaining options are either forced or canceled, because if canceled, both the IOC and Japan suffer astronomical financial losses.

Even if the'full form of the Olympics' doesn't work, you can't give up the Olympics.

The issues that Japan is currently facing are summarized in the entry and exit and transportation of national athletes, quarantine in Olympic villages and stadiums, control of media and officials, and spectator size determination.

Secretary General Muto said, "No spectators are thinking," suggesting that he would enter 50% or 30% of the largest crowd.

The so-called'Simplified Olympics' is to be held.

Although the IOC and Japan are pushing forward with the Tokyo Olympics, the key is the reaction of other countries.

This is because if there is a large-scale boycott like the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the 1984 LA Olympics, it is effectively reduced to the'half Olympics'.

There is no guarantee that even vaccines that are being developed by countries around the world will become a'all-out medicine' contrary to our expectations.

The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be released as early as the end of this year, and it will take at least several months for the vaccine to prove its effectiveness and safety and become commercially available.

Also, according to experts, even if a vaccine is developed, the effect will be only about 50%.

The athletes, media, and spectators participating in the Tokyo Olympics do not have much time to get the vaccine without any worries, and even if the vaccine is given, concerns about the infection of Corona 19 will not be completely resolved.

Eventually, it is expected that many countries and world-class stars who choose health over medals will not attend the Olympics.

Even among the Japanese people, only 20% of the people in favor of the Olympic Games.

The 1936 Berlin Olympics attracted the attention of the world with its enormous volume and spectacular direction.

However, after the convention, Hitler could not escape the stigma of being a propaganda ground for the Nazi regime.

I wonder how Japan and the IOC will take responsibility if countless confirmed cases occur through the Tokyo Olympics in a situation where the Corona 19 issue has not been completely resolved.

If the Tokyo Olympics, which Japan ambitiously attracting, fall into the'Corona Olympics', it will be a great misfortune for both Japan and the world.