CLICK HERE: PAGE 3 AND 4 “You must be the change, you want to EDIT see in the world.” MAHATMA GANDHI FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 03 TIMES NIE EDITORIAL POWERED BY STUDENTS THE REAL OLYMPIC GOLD OF THIS YEAR: POSTPONEMENT In this article, I would like to point out the problems with the Tokyo Olympics if it advances this year teams is just not feasible and will pose Japanese government show the costs By Advait Joshi, big problems for the IOC and the Gov- are higher than officially stated and are class XI, Shri Ram ernment of Japan. The Indian Pre- at least $25 billion, making it the costli- WRITE TO US School – Aravali, mier League could not maintain a bio- est summer Olympics on record. bubble with just about 200 players and Gurugram. He likes the coaching staff and some breach- SEND YOUR REPLIES, Economics, and es were seen in the NBA bubble as Holding the Tokyo Olympics and CONTRIBUTIONS AND LETTERS has participated in well. The maintenance of a bio-bub- Paralympics without ble to house 10,000 plus people would spectators would result in TO THE EDITOR ON many MUN’s and be next to impossible. won awards Financially Illogical. Victor losses of up to ¥2.4 trillion in [email protected] Matheson, an economist states Japan. Gains from promotional [email protected] 2 that Tokyo will have to spend sporting post the event will also An insight into anywhere from $3 billion to $5 billion You can also post your articles, the Olympics just in anti-Covid-19 measures. They be reduced to ¥851.4 billion! will lose a further $1 billion in lost tick- paintings, sketches, debates, lympics is one of the et sales and $1 billion lost for the econ- biggest global specta- omy as fewer people would spend mon- Heavy Opposition. Over concerns and feedback on cles of the world! An 350,000 people have signed a event which is a true 3 ‘Cancel Olympics’ petition. A WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM reflection of a united poll conducted in Japan shows that Oworld, where arch rival countries, peo- nearly 60 per cent of the people don’t ple from different faiths and political want the Olympics to take place. Ten- beliefs compete against each other on nis Legend Roger Federer states that WE ARE WAITING sporting grounds and not at war fron- even he is in two minds about the tiers. It is a sporting extravaganza that game and wanted clarity about the celebrates progress and spirit of chal- advancement of the Olympics. lenging human limits. Unfortunately, Missed opportunity for the after waiting for 4 years, since the Rio fans. With the Olympics to pro- Olympics of 2016 that saw greats like 4 ceed with reduced attendance, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, the this will a missed opportunity for 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed By Advait Joshi, many sports fans. Due to the pan- due to the coronavirus pandemic. Post- ey at local hotels, restaurants, etc. Tokyo demic, many sport stars like Kidambi a 15-year-old boy studying in the OLYMPICS IN poned by a year, everyone was wait- said that Olympics would cost about Srikanth and Saina Nehwal might ing for the Olympics to finally take $7.5Shri billion Ram School-Aravali,when the IOC Gurugram. awarded the miss the Olympic berth. place in 2021. But the second wave of gamesHe is to in them 11th Grade in 2013 and but likes audits study- by the Covid-19 seems to have rocked the So, what is the solution? world, especially countries such as I believe the postponement of the India and Brazil. It now looks very dif- It’s not just Covid-19, there’s more.. Tokyo Olympics to 2022 and the NUMBERS ficult for the Olympics to take place. Paris Olympics to 2025 from 2024 will However,the International Olympic be the best possible way to make the Tokyo is the first city in Asia to host an Olympics twice Committee is determined to make sure Climate change could push est annual temperatures, which are Olympics a win-win situation for the event advances, which I think is a temperatures at the Tokyo soaring even higher this year. both the fans and the organisers. Number of competitors foolish move for the following reasons... Olympics to the ‘danger-zone'’ The organisers will also save mon- More than 11 thousand expected Covid-19 still exists. The on- for athletes, a report warns. “I think we’re certainly approach- ey in the maintenance and building going pandemic will make it dif- ing a danger-zone,” Great Britain of a bio-bubble. Number of countries 1 ficult for organisers to conduct Intense heat and high humidity rower and Olympic hopeful Melis- 205 expected – including 193 UN Member states, the games. It will be home to athletes could pose a serious risk to athletes sa Wilson told the study authors. 9 dependent states and participants from all around the at this year’s Tokyo Olympics, “It’s a horrible moment when You have an opinion on this? world, with some athletes coming from according to a news report. you see athletes cross the Please share with us at Sports making debut countries being heavily impacted by IN line, their bodies fling back Skateboarding, karate, surfing and sport climbing the second wave of Covid-19 variants. The report, published recently by “has increased by 2.86 in total exhaustion, and [email protected] This puts not just the athletes, but the British Association for Sus- degrees Celsius since OTHER then not rise up.” New disciplines everyone involved with the Olympics tainable Sport, details the concerns 1900, more than three You can also view this 3x3 basketball, freestyle BMX, and madison cycling at risk of catching the virus. of leading athletes and scientists times as fast as the NEWS Some events at the summer article on about the health impacts of soar- world’s average.” games have already been Returning this time – Baseball/softball The bio-bubble is a myth ing temperatures in Japan. moved away from Tokyo amid heat www.toistudent.com and The problem they would face in mak- The Olympics are due to run from concerns, including the marathon, post your comments Competitions venues – 33 venues in Tokyo ing, maintaining and protecting a bio- According to the report, the aver- July 23 to August 8 – a time when which will now take place in Sap- bubble of a size that can house more age annual temperature in Tokyo Japan usually experiences its high- poro that is cooler than Tokyo. there. Login now! Japan’s National Stadium will host the opening and than 10,000 athletes and the coaching closing ceremonies, apart from athletics (track and field) and football finals for women Return of Superstars PostponementPostponement isis thethe onlyonly wayway outout Gymnastics – Simone Biles Times NIE student reporters share their views on why postponing Olympics is the need of the hour Swimming – Katie Ledecky Track star – Sydney McLaughlin No sense to host the games The situation is not in favour Lives lost cannot be gained back, Was postponed once, can be done While dozens of thousands of people Amidst Covid-19 , postponement of the way money can be again...isn’t it! continue to lose their the Tokyo Olympics is a The Japanese govern- Nations across the globe lives due to the raging favourable decision. The ment has clear reserva- are experiencing Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, it current situation does tions about postpone- waves and Tokyo is no makes absolutely no not favour a mega tour- ment because of the exception. The much- sense to host an Olympic nament to be held with heavy costs involved. awaited games have been event at Tokyo. The motto the same spirit – the However, no benefit out- postponed once and it can of the games, which im- absence of spectators weighs the well-being of be done so again. As plies worldwide sports- does affect the event. the citizens. Japan can Olympics is a con- manship and humanity, For sportspeople, too, recover from the finan- gregation of players from would be highly diregard- participating is a big cial setbacks and regain across the globe, this ed if the games are held in such difficult risk. Given all these factors, it makes its prestige, but lives and trust lost will interaction will lead to the spreading of circumstances. sense for the Games to be delayed. be impossible to regain. infection. To stay safe from Covid-19, postponement is the only way out. Harsh Kumar Agarwal, class XI, National Sanjuda Subramaniyan, class XI, Hina Naela, class XII, G D Goenka Public English School, Kolkata RD International School, Erode School, Lucknow Om Mistry, class XII, DPS, Ahmedabad Tokyo is not in favour of Olympics Japan in 4th wave, postponement Safety of people is paramount Safety over excitement The Tokyo Olympics should be need of the hour It would be best to postpone the Tokyo With so much uncertainty caused by the postponed; the foremost Postponing the Tokyo Olympics, with the coronavirus outbreak, the reason being that the city Olympics is the need of the pandemic raging in Japan last thing anyone should has seen a spike in Covid- hour. As the world battles and the world. worry about is the 19 cases recently, and due the pandemic, and Japan Participating athletes Olympics. It’s important to this most athletes may continues to reel under the have not really been able but everyone’s safety takes not be able to participate fourth wave, public opinion to undergo effective precedence over excite- in the prestigious sports for the post-ponement of the training and many other ment.