Japan athletics chief breaks down in tears over memories of Tokyo ‘Covid Olympics’

Arimori promises to erase negativity of 2021 Games

‘Sport is not just for athletes, it is for everyone’

The head of Japanese athletics broke down in tears on Friday as she promised that hosting the World Athletes Championships in Tokyo would help erase the negative memories of the “Covid Olympics” in 2021.

Yuko Arimori also insisted that the biggest sporting event in Japan since the pandemic, with over 2000 athletes competing over nine days of competition, would help re-energise the Japanese nation.