Could Tokyo Olympics 2021 be in doubt? Survey shows disgruntlement in Japanese companies

Sporting activities worldwide came to a standstill in March due to COVID-19 pandemic with players been forced to put mselves under self-isolation. One major sporting event that received a major setback was Tokyo Olympics which was earlier scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9 this year.

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While International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to postpone Olympics until next year, a recent survey suggests that half of Japanese companies want Tokyo Olympics 2021 to be cancelled or postponed again. Back in March, a report emerged claiming that Japan is officially spending close to $12.6 billion to organise Olympic Games, but a national audit put figure at more than twice that figure. 

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Tokyo Olympics 2021: A number of Japanese companies want Olympics postponed 

Japanese news ncy kyodo on Thursday reported that in online survey done by Tokyo Shoko Research, which covered 12,857 companies, 27.8% want Tokyo Olympics 2021 to be cancelled while 25.8% said Olympic Games should be postponed again. report furr states that Xinhua has claimed that a combined 53.6% of responding firms are against holding Olympic Games from July 23 to August 8, 2021.

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report furr states that survey, which was conducted between July 28 and August 11, shows that 46.2% want Olympic Games to go ahe in some way while 22.5 % are in favour of holding Tokyo Olympics 2021 as planned. Ar 18.4% want Tokyo Olympics 2021 to be held but with fewer spectators, while 5.3% want Olympic Games to be held without any spectators.

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PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar eye glory at Tokyo Olympics 2021 

Back in 2016, when Olympics were held in Rio, Brazil, Indian bminton star PV Sindhu me country proud by winning a silver medal in singles event. Sindhu was all set to fight for a gold medal at this year's Tokyo Olympics 2021. However, with COVID-19 forcing Olympic Games to be postponed, PV Sindhu welcomed move, saying that thing is more important than human life.

On or hand, Sushil Kumar could be playing in his final Olympic Games and wrestler will look to sign off in style.  37-year-old was struggling to make cut for Tokyo Olympics 2021, however, postponement of event due to COVID-19 has only given him ar chance to have a shot at winning a medal. 

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