For months the Tokyo Olympics have been plagued with uncertainty and they are now scheduled to go ahead in July. #abc730
“I still have to commit 100 per cent towards the Tokyo Olympics as if it’s going to happen, and if I get the news that it’s not going ahead then I’ll deal with that at the time.” - @JakeBirtwhistle, Australian triathlete #abc730
“They should go ahead, the Games, and they will go ahead. They’ve always been subject to the safety of the athletes and the Japanese people.” - John Coates, IOC Vice-President #abc730
After years of hard work, Australian track and field athlete @thatjavelingirl is ready to take on the Tokyo Olympics. Her hopes of a medal at Rio were thrown off track when she was diagnosed with a stress fracture in 2016. #abc730 
“Testing within 72 hours before they depart, testing upon arrival, testing every four days, we’ve limited the period that they can be in Japan.” - John Coates on how the IOC will try to keep the Games and athletes safe. #abc730
“You could have mass superspreading events between the spectators, the volunteers, the volunteers & the athletes, the athletes & the officials. And then those people go back to those 206 countries & so you could have a global surge in cases.” – Prof Mike Toole, @BurnetInstitute
“It just does not seem to make any public health sense to go ahead with these Games as they’re scheduled in July. Perhaps postponing the Games may give all of us, including Japan, time to vaccinate our whole populations.” - Prof Mike Toole, @BurnetInstitute. #abc730
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