There’s still a lot of competition left in his final weekend as the Olympics chief. But a storm, hot weather and rising coronavirus cases are looming large over the upcoming conclusion of the Tokyo Games.
COVID-19 surge continues: Tokyo Reported 5,042 cases Thursday, a new one-day record for Japan’s capital. doctors and public health experts expressed concern The Olympics is contributing to the increase in infections, although Japanese leaders disagree.
“The flow of people to Tokyo’s downtown has not increased compared to the time before the Olympics. I don’t think the Olympics have increased the infection,” Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference on Friday.
Although the Olympics ends on Sunday, experts will be unable to analyze the impact of the Games on Covid-19 cases for at least two weeks due to the virus’s incubation period.
Belarus coach forced to leave sports: The International Olympic Committee has canceled the recognition of two Belarusian coach allegedly involved in trying to coerce the runner Kristina Timanovskaya to return home against his will.
The Olympic body said it “decided to remove the two coaches in order to protect the well-being of the athletes of the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Belarus, who are still in Tokyo and as a temporary measure.”
The search for Hassan continues: Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands will go on to win her second gold medal in the women’s 1500m final tonight. She has already won the 5,000m race and is set to compete in tomorrow’s 10,000m final as well. No woman has won all three races in a single Olympics.
Football Gold, Delayed: Team Canada and Sweden will play the women’s football final tonight in Yokohama, near Tokyo. match was delayed It has started at 11 am local time due to severe heat and humidity, which has affected Many athletes are competing outside — and that could raise concerns for the men’s and women’s marathoners this weekend.
The race is taking place in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, where temperatures are generally cooler than in Tokyo. Despite the early morning hours, temperatures are expected to remain between 26–28 °C (79–82 °F) for the women’s marathon on Saturday. It will be a bit cooler on Sunday, when the men run, with forecasts around 24 °C (75 °F). The relative humidity value is expected to be between 70% and 80% on both the days, making it even hotter outside.
A tropical depression headed for Tokyo could bring much-needed respite from the heat, but there is also a risk of rain in Sunday’s finale. However, there is still uncertainty regarding the forecast of the storm.
Medal tally: China leads with 34 gold medals, followed by the US with 30 and Japan with 22. The Americans top the overall medal tally with 92. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is in second with China 74 and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 58.
What’s on Tap:
- Athletics: It’s an action-packed night of competition at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The medal events begin with the women’s javelin throw at 8:50 pm Tokyo time, followed by three races: the men’s 5,000 m final, then the women’s 400 m and 1,500 m finals. The night ended with both men’s and women’s 4x100m relay finals.
- Basketball: In the women’s semi-finals, America will face Serbia and Japan is up against France.
- Boxing: Cuba’s Julio La Cruz battled against ROC’s Muslim Gadzimagomedov for a second consecutive Olympic gold. La Cruz, who won light-heavyweight gold at Rio 2016, has moved to heavyweight this time.
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