We continue to see anticipation building in the sports world, with athletes getting ready ahead of the Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. It has of course been moved from 2020 to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is no doubt going to play a major role in the results of a large number of the events. Markets are set to open on the sites listed at https://www.asiabet8888.com/, which is also going to see fans getting involved in the events, with the US set to take all the beating in the medal standings and across many of the major events, with a large number of leading contenders.
There is no doubting how difficult a period it has been for athletes, who have now been preparing for some time, with continued uncertainty as to whether the event is going to be going ahead. Firstly, moved and then continued calls in the run-up for the Olympics to be cancelled but it now appears it will be going ahead, with the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach also backing this up by saying that ‘Tokyo is the best ever prepared Olympic city’. That statement was back in the latter period of 2020 but was fantastic news for athletes, who could then put their focus back into training and again getting into peak fitness ahead of the event.
The Olympic games is now set to start on Friday 23rd of July and will then finish on Sunday 8th August. Despite all these positives, Japan have still been very slow when it comes to their COVID vaccine rollout, which has continued to put a cloud over the event. For example, only 1.3% of the Japanese population have had their first dose and this is now within less than 90 days of the games starting. It just shows that they are lagging behind the rest of the developed world, with the US up to 40% and the UK even higher at 49%.
Despite this rather negative factor, it should not play much of a role in the Olympic games, as they will be implementing very stringent measures for athletes and teams travelling over. This will cover extensive COVID safety measures throughout, to ensure no issues arise and so that this incredible event can go ahead, with the Japanese having also spent tens of billions on the event. It now sets up for a fascinating but different Olympic games, as athlete’s continue their final preparations.
