Olympics: Tokyo looks to pass on 1-year-to-go celebrations

Organizers of the 2020 Olympics and the Tokyo metropolitan government are moving away from holding celebrations this summer to mark one year before the delayed Olympics open, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.Because the Olympics have been postponed a year until July 23, 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a lavish one-year-to-go celebration is being seen by those planning the games as inappropriate.A source within the organizing committee revealed that posters and messages of encouragement to athletes may take the place of a big event, a move that is in keeping wi…READ FULL ARTICLE