The delayed Summer Games are set to kick off in one month, but they won’t look or sound like any Olympics that have come before.
Tokyo — The one-month countdown has begun for the start of the. The Summer Games were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and despite deep public concern about whether the imminent arrival of athletes, staff, sponsors, media and other participants will trigger another surge of infections, the world’s biggest sporting event appears to be on track. But it won’t look or sound like any Olympics that have come before it. The COVID-bruised Summer Games will kick off with what organizers have said will be a scaled-down, even «solemn» opening ceremony. The central message from the Olympic planners and government officials in Tokyo has been to reassure jittery Japanese residents that the event won’t compromise public health.
