World Health Organization says hosting 2021 Olympics "won't be easy" | Olympic Games News
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The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games is scheduled for July 23, 2021.
The head of the World Health Organization said "it won't be easy" to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the coronavirus pandemic.
At a joint press conference with the IOC, the Director General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called for national unity and global solidarity to fight the epidemic of coronavirus before the Olympics, which he hopes to bring in athletes from more than 200 countries. in Japan.
The opening ceremony for the Summer Games will take place on July 23, 2021, after the IOC and organizers in Japan acted on WHO advice in March to establish a deadline ;a year.
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"We hope Tokyo will be a place where humanity meets in triumph against COVID," said Tedros. "It is in our hands, but it is not easy. If we do our best, especially with national unity and global solidarity, I think it is possible . "
About 11,000 athletes from over 200 teams will compete in the Tokyo Olympics, and most would be joined by team officials who will be staying at an athletic complex of 5,600 apartments in Tokyo Bay.
Health experts, including in Japan, have wondered how the 33 Olympics could be held before the implementation of an effective global immunization program.
"No one can give a reliable answer to date what the world will look like in July 2021," said IOC President Thomas Bach.
"It is too early to start speculating on different scenarios and what you might need right now to ensure this safe environment for all participants."
Tedros and Bach have signed a renewed work agreement between the two organizations, the objective of which is to help promote sport to governments as part of an active and healthy lifestyle.