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Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto says she is looking at over 200 proposals on how best to hold the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato
2021

Olympics must be held next year ‘at any cost’, says Japan’s Games Minister

The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held “at any cost” in 2021, Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Hashimoto said the Games should be held for the benefit of the athletes, regardless of…

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