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| Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice Chairman Kevan Gosper <자료사진> © AFP=News1 |
Claims have been made to leave the United Nations to hold the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for this summer.
Former vice chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kevan Gosper appeared on the Australian public ABC broadcast on the 17th (local time) and said, “If you think that the issue needs to be judged by a third party because it goes beyond sports or national interests, advise the United Nations. You will be able to save it,” he said.
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games were originally scheduled to be held from July to September last year, but were postponed for one year to this year due to the global pandemic of Corona 19.
However, even afterwards, the spread of Corona 19 in Japan and other countries around the world has not subsided, and the vaccination situation is also widespread by country, so the prospect of “It will not be easy to hold the tournament this year” is continuing from home and abroad.
In particular, in the case of Japan, a’emergency (emergency) declaration’ was re-issued to 11 metropolitan local governments, starting with Tokyo and other metropolitan areas earlier this month.
In the meantime, the percentage of respondents saying’negative for hosting the Tokyo Olympics this summer’ exceeds 70% in the results of a recent poll by local media such as NHK.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Yoshiro Mori, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike have not yet publicly commented on the issue of canceling or rescheduling the Tokyo Olympics, but under the water is already “reacting” There are reports that a plan is being discussed.
In this regard, former vice-chairman Gosper explained, “The IOC does not like outside intervention,” and “for the United Nations, let’s ask for advice, not intervention.”
Former Vice-Chairman Gosper said, “The time to decide whether to hold the Tokyo Olympics is approaching,” he said. “I do not bet (either held or canceled). I hope the players can participate in the competition without losing hope.” I did.
Former vice-chairman Gosper, a former Australian national track and field athlete, won the men’s 400m relay silver medal at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 and served as a member of the IOC from 1977 to 2013. Currently, he is an honorary member of the IOC.