Pandemic strengthens organizer's belief in his hoops mission

The debate about whether the Tokyo Olympics should go ahead this year has led some organizers to question their involvement, but for 3x3 basketball tournament coordinator Susumu Ebihara, it has clarified his mission to move forward and shine a spotlight on the sport.Like many staff members of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee, Ebihara put his career on hold to help put the games together and show the world what Tokyo is all about.But the cost of the one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a new surge in infections across Japan, has pushed public opinio…READ FULL ARTICLE