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Published 12:53 20 Jul 2021 BST
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“The athletes have to have confidence in the safety of that," said Joan Coates, an IOC official.
“The athletes, once their competition finishes, will have one day, two days and then they will go home,” “The period of staying longer, in a village, increases the potential for problems.” https://twitter.com/WelsbyElton/status/1417453693587308550"Athletes who are coming to Japan are probably very worried. I understand that," said Games chief Seiko Hashimoto.
"That is the reason why we need to make full disclosure.
"We are doing everything to prevent any Covid outbreaks. If we end up with an outbreak we will make sure we have a plan in place to respond."
Over 11,000 athletes are said to be going to the "safest place" which calls into question just how safe the area could really be. With no spectators currently allowed and cases on the rise, could the Olympics be cancelled for yet another year?
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