Tokyo
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chairman Thomas Bak and local organizers have been battling reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, which was postponed 10 months before the outbreak of the Corona virus epidemic, is scheduled to take place on July 23, but the Games are once again under threat. Let me tell you that during the last World War-2 (1940 and 1944) Olympic Games were not held. Then it was postponed for one year in 2020 due to Corona virus.

The Times of London quoted government sources as saying that the Games would be canceled. It quoted this to a senior member of the ruling coalition. The source said, “No one wants to say this first of all but the consensus is that it is very difficult to organize.” He said, “Personally, I don’t think it will be held.”

Olympic preparations in full swing
On Friday, however, the local organizing committee did not directly refer to The Times news, saying that preparations for the Olympic event were going ahead and they had the support of Prime Minister Yoshihida Suga. “The focus of all our partners, including the national government, the Tokyo State Government, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC (International Paralympic Committee), is on hosting the Games this summer,” the statement said.

Government denied
According to this, ‘We hope that daily life will be normal as soon as possible and we will continue efforts to organize safe sports’. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Prime Minister’s colleague Managu Sakai also dismissed the news. He said, “There is no such fact and we categorically deny this news.” Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said in his regular press conference on Friday, ‘I never heard of such a thing. Yuriko also suggested action against a UK newspaper. He said, “We should lodge a protest.”

Olympics averted, Japan could not think
If it does not, then at least a later date is set. Because even in a dream Japan cannot think of the Olympics being canceled. Japan’s economy is already shaken and it is estimated that in the third quarter of the year, the GDP of this country may go to minus.

Billions will be lost
With the cancellation of these games, Japan’s Organizing Committee will incur a loss of 603 billion Japanese Yen. This amount will be close to Rs 416 billion in Indian rupees. The loss is more than 388 billion rupees from India’s latest sports budget. The Government of India had this time released a sports budget of 28 billion 26 crores.

Japan invests ₹ 411 billion on Olympics
On the other hand, Tokyo, the capital of Japan and Tokyo, the main venue of the Olympics, will lose 597 billion Japanese yen (about 411 billion rupees), which it has invested in organizing events. As far as the loss of business in Japan is concerned, this figure can reach 348 billion Japanese yen (about 240 billion rupees). After considering these figures, everyone can understand how difficult it is for Japan to reach the decision to postpone or cancel the Olympics.

Effect on 11 thousand athletes
The first and direct impact of the cancellation of Tokyo will also affect the 11 thousand athletes who have been working hard for many years, so that they can win the medal for their country. Similarly, 4400 para-athletes going to participate in Paralympics will also be affected.

If the Olympics stop then it is difficult to get a new window
The Prime Minister of Japan is now beginning to think that these games are difficult to start in July. But the big question is that if the Olympics are postponed, then they will be able to get a window ahead which the sports federations of the world do not object to. At the moment, both Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would like the Games to be on time.

(With the help of news agency AP)