COI vacunaría a todos los atletas olímpicos para no cancelar Juegos de Tokio: reporte
Thomas Bach, presidente del Comité Olímpico Internacional, dijo que no existe “ningún plan B” para los Juegos de Tokio luego de que fueran aplazados en 2020 por la pandemia de coronavirus.
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No existe “ningún plan B” para los Juegos de Tokio, dijo el presidente del Comité Olímpico Internacional, Thomas Bach, que reafirmó su compromiso con la celebración del evento este año en una entrevista con Kyodo News el jueves.
El sábado faltarán seis meses para el inicio reagendado de los Juegos el 23 de julio, después de que fueron aplazados el año pasado por la pandemia mundial de coronavirus.
A pesar del desplome del respaldo público y el aumento de casos de coronavirus en todo el mundo, los organizadores insisten en que los Juegos se celebrarán.
“En este momento no tenemos ninguna razón para creer que los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio no serán inaugurados el 23 de julio en el Estadio Olímpico de Tokio”, dijo Bach a Kyodo News.
“Por eso no hay plan B y por eso estamos completamente comprometidos con hacer que estos Juegos sean seguros y exitosos”, agregó.
COI planea vacunar a todos los atletas olímpicos para llevar adelante Juegos de Tokio: reporte
Con los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno (boreal) de Pekín 2022 en el horizonte y un rápido aumento de los costos que está erosionando aún más el apoyo público, los organizadores de Tokio han descartado en varias ocasiones la posibilidad de volver a aplazar el evento.
El Comité Olímpico Internacional está trabajando con la Organización Mundial de la Salud para vacunar a todos los atletas en un intento de salvar los Juegos de Tokio, informó el viernes The Telegraph.
La principal prioridad del plan del COI es acelerar la distribución de las vacunas para el COVID-19 a los competidores en cuyos países aún no se han iniciado los programas nacionales, según el reporte.
