TOKYO – Gymnasts from the United States, China and Russia will join counterparts from Japan in a one-day meet on Sunday in Tokyo, believed to be the first international sports event in the country since the Olympics were postponed seven months ago.The meet involving 30 gymnasts is largely meaningless.
What’s important is for Japanese government and Olympic officials to show that foreign athletes can enter the country safely and not spread COVID-19.This is another step in attempting to illustrate that Tokyo will be able to hold next year’s Olympics — even without a vaccine — in the midst of a pandemic.“I have no worries with the venue and there are no restrictions inside of the gym.