Olympics: 8,500 athletes qualified, 80% to be vaccinated by games: IOC

The International Olympic Committee confirmed at its Executive Board meeting on Wednesday that around 76 percent of athletes have qualified for the Tokyo Games, with 8,500 quota places allocated with 44 days until the opening ceremony.Of the total quota places for the games that are set to open on July 23, 20 percent remain to be allocated via rankings and only 4 percent via qualification events taking place by the June 29 deadline, as announced last year as part of the adapted qualification process.Also on Wednesday, the IOC said 75 percent of prospective Olympic and Paralympic Village res…READ FULL ARTICLE