Sensationalist headlines and the constant fear of a phone ping have added to Games jitters and clouded sporting anticipation
In Tinderbox Tokyo, on the eve of the first sporting action of these troubled Olympics, everyone appears to have the jitters. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, admits to sleepless nights. Athletes and journalists increasingly fear their Games could end with a ping on their phone and a 14-day spell in quarantine. And when Toshiro Muto, head of the Tokyo organising committee, was asked on Tuesday whether the Games could yet be cancelled, his vague reply became interpreted as a hint the Olympics could yet be in peril at the 11th hour.
Such headlines did not merely jump the gun. They also pole‑vaulted spectacularly clear of the cavalry.
Written by Sean Ingle in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/20/tokyo-2020-on-a-knife-edge-as-rumours-spread-as-quickly-as-covid under the title “Tokyo 2020 on a knife edge as rumours spread as quickly as Covid”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
