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Post by trojansc on Jun 17, 2021 16:39:20 GMT -5
There are already teams in Tokyo in preparation for the games. I would have to bet that it would happen much more likely than not. What teams/sports are already in Tokyo? My guess is that teams are being given staggered arrival dates, quarantine, then straight into the bubble. I know one men's volleyball delegation was only given an arrival date 10 days before their first scheduled match. Not much time to pass protocols. The other tidbit from the article is vaccinations are not being required. While the IOC may be encouraging it, they are stopping short of it being a requirement for participation. Staggered arrival dates make sense. The first team to get there was the Australian Softball team a couple weeks ago. They had a little video about it. time.com/6053003/tokyo-olympics-covid-athletes-arrive/?amp=true
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Post by n00b on Jun 17, 2021 16:43:53 GMT -5
I think it will happen, although it's *extremely* unpopular right now with the Japanese public. Rafa Nadal and Dominic Theim have already withdrawn from the Olympics, and with its proximity to the US Open, there are likely more to come. Especially for events like tennis, golf, and basketball (where it's not the pinnacle of their sports), it'll be interesting to see how many want to compete in a decidedly unfun version of the Games. A bit of a different situation, but Naomi Osaka did the opposite and withdrew from Wimbledon to prepare for the Olympics.
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Post by mln59 on Jun 17, 2021 17:03:56 GMT -5
US swimmers are still doing qualifying so they have not yet made the trip
i like swimming a lot
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Post by Phaedrus on Jun 17, 2021 19:13:27 GMT -5
One of the articles mentioned 10k volunteers out of 80k. If they don't allow spectators, I'm guessing the number needed will drop. And potentially the number of volunteers will go up. Also, that link leads to a story about a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Thanks I fixed it. 10,000 that we know of, that is 12.5% of the total, not inconsequential, of course the number of volunteers may drop as a function of the COVID situation in Japan. They would probably do a much better job of retaining volunteers if they promised to give every volunteer vaccinations. The donations all went to the athletes and delegations, said nothing about volunteers.
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Post by vbnerd on Jun 19, 2021 6:34:47 GMT -5
Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated, and the father of a member of one of the competitors at the US Swimming trials (so he's been following this very closely), said on Wednesday that the crescendo was a few weeks ago and at this point if they haven't cancelled yet, it's very unlikely they would.
That said, one of the reports from a few weeks ago pointed out that Japan cannot cancel the games - that is a right they ceded to the IOC in the host city contract before we ever heard of COVID 19. However, Japan can close the border, localities can enforce ordinances akin to keep facilities closed and short circuit the olympics effectively canceling them, but to many that goes against the Japanese senses of honor and that would be worse than hosting a calamitous olympic games.
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Post by reader on Jun 21, 2021 10:04:50 GMT -5
The Japanese take their hosting duties very seriously as a rule, so a hugely public event like this being squeezed by something as big as a pandemic that's largely out of their control will really settle on that nerve and make them verry uncomfortable. Anyone would be, but that national sense of honor mentioned above is a particularly real thing there.
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Post by Phaedrus on Jun 22, 2021 10:41:46 GMT -5
The numbers are staggering. The question of course is: what is the tipping point for the IOC? If a outbreak of the D variant happens around the world, how many infections would the IOC consider to be too much? What if an outbreak in Japan happens, what would it take for the IOC, or even the Japanese government to pull the plug? Is there a tipping point at this time? I'm thinking there isn't, they are in it no matter what. Even as they take extraordinary measures to prevent the outbreak, we still don't know with 100% certainty that what they are doing is enough. Why Are the Olympics Still Happening? These Numbers Explain It. nyti.ms/3wNEClU
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Post by vbnerd on Jun 22, 2021 11:46:13 GMT -5
A coach with the Ugandan boxing team tested positive in Japan. The team has been quarantined in their hotel until July 3.
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Post by jay on Jun 28, 2021 10:04:13 GMT -5
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Post by BuckysHeat on Jul 8, 2021 9:42:33 GMT -5
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 8, 2021 10:08:27 GMT -5
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