Six Olympians and Paralympians honoured by Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal felicitated the sportspersons who participated in the Tokyo Olympics-2020.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal felicitated the sportspersons who participated in the Tokyo Olympics-2020.
While interacting with the Indian Contingent of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the President said that the entire country is proud of them for bringing glory to the nation.
A Tokyo 2020 statement said that the man in his 30s, employed at a Tokyo 2020 office in Harumi in Tokyo's Chuo ward, became the fourth recorded Covid-19 case
The opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympics and Paralympics could also be scaled back, Tokyo governor Koike Yuriko said.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya had said earlier this week that their priority is to secure the venues after announcing new dates of the Games.
The medals of both Olympics had been made from metals of recycled electronics that have been collected all over Japan since April 2017.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed to July-August of 2021 due to the ongoing global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier, Tokyo Olympics chief had warned the event will have to be scrapped in case of further delay.
Originally supposed to be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020 the Olympics had to be postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The quadrennial event was postponed in view of the health concerns posed by the dreaded coronavirus.
