[Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP]A top executive of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games sponsor Toyota Motor Corp said officials of the Japanese company felt "conflicted" over the desire to see the Olympics succeed and public concerns about holding the event during a pandemic. "To be honest, we are conflicted every day over what the best course of action is." Officials of national Olympic and Paralympic panels said they were asking each athletic federation how many people wanted to be vaccinated and when. "Our officials are saying we'll make sure we don't cause trouble for the overall population," said Miho Kuroda of the Japan Paralympic Committee. Ooigawa added that he declined a request from the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee for hospital beds to be reserved for the athletes.

Source: Standard Digital May 12, 2021 09:01 UTC