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Jun 2021

32m 6s

The Tokyo Olympics: Are the games in jeo...

About this episode

As athletes and competitors all over the world prepare to descend on Tokyo, locals don't seem to want them to come. With just weeks to go, will the Olympics happen?

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Guests:

-Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia editor for The Times.

-Matt Lawton, Chief sports correspondent for The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips from: CNN, France TV sport, BBC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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