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What's happening about the Olympics?
« on: April 23, 2021, 07:41:35 PM »
Is it happening belatedly next year, or what? Anyone know?
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Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2021, 07:54:28 PM »
Still due to be held this year, starting 23 July.

Lots of noises off about whether it will actually happen especially from the Japanese population.

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1104918/poll-shows-japanese-public-against-games
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Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2021, 07:54:35 PM »

Is it happening belatedly next year, or what? Anyone know?


I suspect that not even the Olympic Committees know the answer to that question with any kind of accuracy at the moment!.

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Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2021, 09:22:02 AM »

I get why some officials get sacked because of things they said while in the job but for a bad joke 23 years ago, or something they did at school?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

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Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2021, 09:30:29 AM »
I get why some officials get sacked because of things they said while in the job but for a bad joke 23 years ago, or something they did at school?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

Initial moves in the blame game, ready for if/when the whole thing flops?
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Re: What's happening about the Olympics?
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2021, 10:19:50 AM »
Initial moves in the blame game, ready for if/when the whole thing flops?
Doesn't seem likely - if they had resigned to 'spend more time with their family, perhaps