SYDNEY—Ten weeks before the start of the Olympics, Tokyo remains in a state of emergency, 60% of the Japanese people do not want the Olympics to go ahead, and only around 3% of them have been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Yet the message from the International Olympic Committee, local organizers and the Japanese government has been consistent — full speed ahead to the opening ceremony on July 23.
Their stance might appear counter-intuitive to those still struggling with daily deaths and hardship caused by the pandemic, but there has been a noticeable lack of dissent from the sporting community.
That is a contrast to last year when the voices of athletes and sports officials we…
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