ICYMI - Olympics-A year to go, rearranged Tokyo Games still shrouded in uncertainty
The head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission John Coates has said rearranging the Games meant focusing on the “must haves” in a simplified event.
The Games were already set to cost over 1.35 trillion yen before the postponement and increased expenditure might further alienate a public already turning their backs on an Olympics they once embraced enthusiastically. In addition to costs, three major issues dominate any conversation on the rearranged Games — athlete safety, spectators and sponsorship.
The same is true of the desire to have thousands of spectators in the stadiums to cheer on those athletes.
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