Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
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Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
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Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#2Good call!
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#3Pretty much expected and no surprise there due to the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak made this completely impractical to carry on the Olympics. Postponement was the right decision.
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#4Glad to see the safety of athletes and the public is being protected.
I wonder why Japan seems to have such low numbers even though they had coronavirus very early as well as many cases from the cruise ship.
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#5Glad to see the safety of athletes and the public is being protected. I wonder why Japan seems to have such low numbers even though they had coronavirus very early as well as many cases from the cruise ship.
I conjecture that since there is a cultural norm of wearing masks when sick, everyone had masks at home. Because of this, they put the masks on when apparently-healthy to avoid getting sick. Because of this, the asymptomatic people didn't spread the virus nearly as much.
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#6Glad to see the safety of athletes and the public is being protected. I wonder why Japan seems to have such low numbers even though they had coronavirus very early as well as many cases from the cruise ship.
An overall high level of urban hygiene and general cleanliness, some social distancing already being the norm (generally not touching each other, though there are severe exceptions like the overcrowded trains at rush hour) and a respect for public order.
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#7Glad to see the safety of athletes and the public is being protected. I wonder why Japan seems to have such low numbers even though they had coronavirus very early as well as many cases from the cruise ship.
An overall high level of urban hygiene and general cleanliness, some social distancing already being the norm (generally not touching each other, though there are severe exceptions like the overcrowded trains at rush hour) and a respect for public order.
What is your source for this?
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#8Are they even still drug testing right now? If I’m an elite athlete, I’m hammering those PEDs every day in this quarantine.
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#9Glad to see the safety of athletes and the public is being protected. I wonder why Japan seems to have such low numbers even though they had coronavirus very early as well as many cases from the cruise ship.
I conjecture that since there is a cultural norm of wearing masks when sick, everyone had masks at home. Because of this, they put the masks on when apparently-healthy to avoid getting sick. Because of this, the asymptomatic people didn't spread the virus nearly as much.
I think that more than masks, Japanese are more fastidious about handwashing. For example, Japanese restaurants routinely supply a wet Handi-Wipe with your meal -- even McDonald's.
Re: Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year
#10More so than the games themselves in July, you have to consider all of the training and qualifiers that the athletes must participate in leading up to the games. All of that has been put on hold, making it impossible to properly prepare for the games even if the virus were to somehow be totally eliminated by July.
There was no other possible outcome.