Three days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the pressure is mounting as much among the athletes as among the organizers.
Postponed for a year due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Olympics will go well, this time in the Japanese capital.
“Cancellation was not an option,” even says Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, in a long interview that appeared in L'Équipe on Tuesday.
The German is confident about the good performance of these fifteen days of competition, but prefers to remain cautious:
“Now we are well prepared.
We are in the same situation as the athletes: they have done everything to achieve their best performance during these Games, but they also know that, in the end, everything depends on the last detail in the last days.
We can be very confident, but we also have to stay alert to face any challenges that may arise at the last minute.
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Since July 1, when the first delegations arrived, around sixty positive coronavirus cases (athletes, staff, etc.) have been diagnosed.
Latest cases to date: two Mexican baseball players were affected by Covid-19 and immediately placed in isolation.
The team was due to travel to Tokyo on Wednesday.
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