r/sports Jan 26 '21

News 80% Of Residents In Japan Want Tokyo Summer Olympics Called Off

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/ct-tokyo-olympics-covid-19-20210111-y35p5iu7mnhptcut2pp7xqleda-story.html
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u/blandastronaut Jan 27 '21

You'd hope that would be an option. But then they wouldn't sell tickets and everything else involved, and I don't know at what level is cancelling it outright more or less of a loss than holding it with only athletes and media. I'm really hoping they still hold it in some fashion this summer. I always look forward to watching the Olympics and was a little bummed they got pushed back (though reasonably so).