Published: February 24, 2021
- Those willing to be vaccinated will be by June, says AOC
- Assurances given over safety of Olympic village in Tokyo
Australia’s Olympics athletes will not be required to have a Covid-19 vaccination but will be encouraged to do so as planning ramps up for July’s delayed Tokyo Games. IOC vice-president and AOC president John Coates said planning had reached the finite stage for the showpiece, set to begin one year later than first planned on 23 July.
“Last week we had four days of operational planning; we’re down now to looking at the seating on the buses to make sure there’s the correct distances,” he said. “We suddenly need double the fleet. We have to make the Olympic village and venues the safest place in Tokyo and that’s what we’re doing.”
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