Sports9/12/2025The Guardian

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

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

Yuko Arimori, the head of Japanese athletics, broke down in tears while discussing the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. She promised that this event would help erase the negative memories associated with the "Covid Olympics" held in Tokyo in 2021. Arimori emphasized that sports are not just for athletes, but for everyone to come together, be energized, and enjoy. She expressed the importance of hosting this major sporting event in Tokyo, as it would help revive the memory of authentic sports and eliminate the negative aspects of the previous Olympics. The World Athletics Championships, with over 2,000 athletes competing, is the biggest sporting event in Japan since the pandemic and is expected to re-energize the Japanese nation.

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