Ten weeks before the start of the Summer Olympics, Tokyo remains under a state of emergency, 60% of the Japanese public does not want the games to go ahead as scheduled and only about 3% of the population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Yet the message from the International Olympic Committee, local organizers and the Japanese government has been consistent — it's full speed ahead to the opening ceremony on July 23.
Their stance might appear counterintuitive to those still struggling with the daily deaths and hardship caused by the pandemic, but there has been a noticeable lack of dissent from sports community.