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A year away from Tokyo Olympics, doubt and uncertainty remains

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Tokyo, Jul 24 (EFE/EPA).- Clouds of uncertainty engulf the Tokyo Olympics amid many unanswered questions with a year to go before the mega event kicks off after being delayed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The global virus outbreak has made it impossible to hold an event of such magnitude in its usual format. Little has changed on the Olympic front since March, when the pandemic was just beginning to hit several parts of the world, prompting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese organizers to delay the Games until next summer. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA/FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF TOKYO, ONE YEAR BEFORE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS KICKS OFF.

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