The postponed Olympics Games is finally here and we have all the details
THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 2021, AND UPDATED ON JULY 9, 2021.
Last year, the Tokyo Olympics was postponed due to the Covid-19 virus which was, at that point, raging through the world.
It was a difficult decision to make and one that was not taken lightly; it was eventually decided that it was not safe for the games to go on.
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However, Japan's Prime Minister at that time, Shinzo Abe, did say that he hoped that officials could "consider postponing the games by about a year". This was as opposed to the 2020 games being cancelled entirely.
As the world slowly started to get a handle on the virus, Olympics preparations began again in full swing. In fact, the 100-day countdown to the games was kicked off by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach earlier this year to much fanfare.
Unfortunately, mere days before the Olympics was due to begin, Japan had to declare a state of emergency on July 8 as the country continued to see Covid-19 cases in the thousands as a result of the new Delta variant of the virus.
This means that spectators will no longer be allowed at the games. The news comes as a huge blow to all involved especially considering that the organising committee had said that 10,000 spectators would be allowed at each Olympic event just weeks before.
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That said, the games will still go on as planned so if you are just as excited as we are about the Olympics happening this year, here is everything we currently know about the upcoming games.
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