Japan Sports Agency chief says as situations arise there will be a need to add measures to prevent the spread of infections
Japan Sports Agency chief Koji Murofushi poses for a photograph during an interview wirh Reuters in Tokyo on July 16 2021. Picture: REUTERS/ISSEI KATOJapanese Olympic gold medallist turned chief of the Japan Sports Agency, Koji Murofushi, said on Friday that Olympics organisers needed flexibility and swift decision-making in reacting to the spread in Covid-19 infections with the Games only a week away.
“It's possible that even after the Olympics start, there will be situations where we’ll need to add measures to prevent the spread of infections, and if that’s the case, we have to be flexible enough to act swiftly,” Murofushi told Reuters in an interview at his Tokyo office. Several athletes and staff working for the Olympics in Japan have been hit by Covid-19 cases. The Games, due to start on July 23, will be held without spectators, a decision reached by the organisers only last week.
As for the competition, Murofushi said he will be closely watching Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.
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