Tokyo and other parts of Japan remain under a state of emergency because of COVID. Questions remain whether Japan should host the global sporting event.
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The Olympic Games are less than 80 days away, but the travel restrictions and the massive COVID surge have left athletes restless and confused.
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The Olympics are set to begin on July 23, after a year-long delay, but whether that will happen has been up in the air due to rising cases.
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If the games do take place, it will be without international spectators, the Tokyo Organising Committee announced in March.
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On Monday, 10th May, Japanese PM, stated that he 'never put Olympics first', as the country is raging in debate about upcoming Olympics.
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The Japanese PM stated that the cancellation of the event is a call to be taken by IOC, while government needs to ensure that all safety means are taken care of.
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A recent poll is conducted where showed about 60% of the Japanese citizens want Olympics to get cancelled.
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However Japan Hosted a test event in which 4 out of 11 athletes are from foreign countries, shown no signs of getting the infection.