There is good news from Tokyo – right in the middle of the dreary times of international sport. Only in November did the Japanese metropolis say that mankind can look forward to the Olympic summer, so now Thomas Bach, in his role as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has put the whole thing into concrete terms. According to Bach, there is “no reason at all” to doubt that the Games will be held. The Olympic Stadium in Tokyo will open on July 23rd. So nothing like going to the nearest travel agency and booking the flights to Japan !? It would be nice.
Because who can, given the situation in the world and also the situation in Japan, currently there are also travel restrictions there due to the increasing number of cases. present anything at all at the moment. Olympia is a beautiful dream, in the current situation it is more of a nightmare. In Japan, the majority of the population no longer believes in the hosting of the games that have already been postponed by a year and no longer wants the games – the associated Paralympics would also be affected.
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To believe in the Olympics also means to believe that the virus will soon be defeated. That is a very pious belief.
Quite apart from that, the logistics are running out of time. How can such an event be managed in a hurry when the planning uncertainty is so huge. There is no other sporting event in the world that brings together more athletes from more nations – so even a ghost Olympics without spectators would be a risk to the health of everyone involved.
Sure, the financial pressure for the IOC and Tokyo is great, but there the sympathy for officials and organizers is probably limited for many people. The situation is different with the athletes who have worked towards this one high point of their careers for years. They deserved to see a miracle happen in the next few weeks and for the virus to discover its Olympic spirit and go away. Oh, that would be nice.
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