IOC says 'safe and successful' Tokyo Games will go ahead

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates said on Saturday that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in July and August because organisers have designed a "custom-made Olympic bubble" to protect athletes and the Japanese people.

Questions have been raised about the viability of the Games, already postponed by a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Tokyo in a state of emergency as Japan continues to struggle to contain the virus.