Will the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games be cancelled?

[Vektor 3,195]

5 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

Ok now Naomi Osaka fuels the fire.  

I think this is an important first step for cancellation if it happens. The moment top athletes turn against the Games, it will be over, and Osaka is the most famous Japanese athlete right now. IOC will have to do everything they can to calm things down with her and other athletes who can potentially speak out against the Games. 

[Dunadan 1,103]

Too easy for Osaka...the career of already established tennis, golf, (male) basketball and football players, etc. wouldn't be affected at all by a cancellation. Let's hear the opinion of athletes for whom the Olympics are really a life and career goal and have worked for years to qualify. 

[thiago_simoes 1,359]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

they have to host the Olympic Games as promised in the scheduled days and if they don't do it, just throw them off the Olympic movement forever... 

 

p.s. and of course, to me Japan should already be declared undesired host for any sport event in the future (especially no more Olympic candidature might be even take into consideration from them)...

Seriously, what the hell was that?

It's a global pandemic. 

Yes, I understand that Japan has not always made the best decisions, but I'm pretty sure 80% of the rest of the world would have dealt with this situation with much, much worse consequences. Japan is hosting a big event at the worst possible time and they have no responsibility about the events that led to the pandemic. Besides, of course they have to focus on their own nation and worry about the safety of the citizens. The Olympic Games, at the end of the day, are just fireworks and flashy lights. Yes, we love them, we love sports, but we don't need them to happen right now. It would be great, of course, but not absolutely necessary! 

[heywoodu 13,540]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

p.s. and of course, to me Japan should already be declared undesired host for any sport event in the future (especially no more Olympic candidature might be even take into consideration from them)...

Yeah, that makes sense, banning Japan from hosting any event in any sport forever !

 

Damn, what an exaggeration that would be.

[heywoodu 13,540]

49 minutes ago, Dunadan said:

Too easy for Osaka...the career of already established tennis, golf, (male) basketball and football players, etc. wouldn't be affected at all by a cancellation. Let's hear the opinion of athletes for whom the Olympics are really a life and career goal and have worked for years to qualify. 

I think we have one on the forum (although that's for Beijing 2022, but at least in terms of personal investment I think that's the closest we have on here), @brunamoura

 

Assuming @Jesús isn't reading here anymore, sadly, and neither is that female shooter who I believe posted here shortly before Rio for a short bit?

[Fly_like_a_don 925]

9 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I think we have one on the forum (although that's for Beijing 2022, but at least in terms of personal investment I think that's the closest we have on here), @brunamoura

 

Assuming @Jesús isn't reading here anymore, sadly, and neither is that female shooter who I believe posted here shortly before Rio for a short bit?

The thing is majority sports person want the Olympics except for those belonging to tennis, football, golf but the covid cases are definitely the biggest concern. It's not big but Japanese health care are already treating like as if it's 20-30k cases per day and applying pressure on the government . 

 

[heywoodu 13,540]

1 minute ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

and applying pressure on the government . 

And rightfully so, one might add.

[OlympicsFan 782]

2 hours ago, Jan Linha said:

Well, I just wanted to bring a bit funny topic instead of sharing how much are Japanese against the Games......  ???

Threaten to give the games to China if Japan doesn’t get it under control, then Japan will definitely go ahead with them ...

[Jan Linha 470]

2 hours ago, phelps said:

excluding Beijing and Sydney because of the strict covid rules of CHN and AUS, the only other city in the world ready "on the go" to host the Games is London...

 

but of course it would still take some time to set up such kind of event, so I think it's impossible to move the Olympics in 2021...just force Japan to take their responsibility: they have to host the Olympic Games as promised in the scheduled days and if they don't do it, just throw them off the Olympic movement forever... 

 

p.s. and of course, to me Japan should already be declared undesired host for any sport event in the future (especially no more Olympic candidature might be even take into consideration from them)...

Agreed on this. Was thinking of London, too. But logistically impossible. We got around 70 days to go..... As for China. They would definitely love to accept as I know them. They are able to prepare such event in a very short time. Big problem is the covid situation and government would most likely not open the borders....

[Jan Linha 470]

8 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Threaten to give the games to China if Japan doesn’t get it under control, then Japan will definitely go ahead with them ...

Interesting theory. As I said above, China take prepare for such event in a very short time. Just Chinese government would most likely be against opening borders. They would probably allow only those with biological passport which is still in process of making...