Tokyo Olympics: Risk of staging the video games have to be rigorously weighed, says Naomi Osaka
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka has combined views over holding the Olympics in Tokyo amid the raging coronavirus pandemic in 2021. Naomi Osaka conflicted over holding the Tokyo Olympics. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSOsaka is conflicted over whether or not Tokyo Olympics needs to be held amid the pandemicTokyo Olympics had been already postponed from 2020 as a result of pandemicInternational Olympic Committee insist the video games will open as deliberate on July 23Tennis star Naomi Osaka on Sunday mentioned that the dangers of holding the Tokyo Games amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic in Japan ought to proceed to be rigorously mentioned. Osaka additional mentioned staging the Games ought to stay a subject of dialogue so long as the topic was “making people very uncomfortable”.”Of course I want the Olympics to happen, but I think there’s so much important stuff going on, especially the past year,” she instructed a information convention forward of the Italian Open. “A lot of unexpected things have happened.”For me, I really feel like if it is placing folks in danger… then it undoubtedly needs to be a dialogue, which I believe it’s as of proper now. At the top of the day I’m simply an athlete, and there’s a complete pandemic happening, so, yeah.”The Tokyo Olympics were already postponed from 2020 and opposition seems to rise in Japan about holding the games this year. The virus and its spreading variants are taxing Japan’s healthcare system with only 2% of the population vaccinated.But local organizers and the International Olympic Committee insist the games will open as planned on July 23.“I feel like whatever makes everyone more comfortable and more safe. There’s going to be a lot of people entering the country, so they definitely have to make the right decisions on that,” Osaka said.“I’ve gotten vaccinated. At the end of the day you can’t force anyone to be vaccinated.But then Osaka added: “If you are going into the Olympics and no matter, make the host nation pleased.”Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
