Around 280 certified sports doctors have applied for 200 spots the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic organizing committee want to fill for this summer’s games, sources close to the matter have said.
The sources said Tuesday that the doctors would be unpaid volunteers, and the organizers are keen to ensure the impact on the local medical system is kept to a minimum as it is already stretched amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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