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Japanese cast doubts over Olympic postponement

Tokyo (Japan), Mar 25 (EFE).- The decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by one year has been received by the Japanese with mixed feelings of resignation, hope and doubts about whether this long-awaited international sports tournament will really happen in 2021. (Camera: DEMÓFILO PELÁEZ).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLLS OF A PARK OUTSIDE THE TOKYO OLYMPIC STADIUM IN TOKYO AND AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPANESE PEOPLE REGARDING THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.SOUNDBITES: NARUMI KINOSHITA, KOICHI HASHIMOTO AND YURIKO IKEDA (IN JAPANESE)TRANSLATIONS: 1.) Narumi Kinoshita: I think it is right that they made the decision at the moment. Although the postponement could affect the Games, I hope they can prepare well from now on ... I think it is a pity that it has to be postponed, but I think that we can all adapt to this change and make a good Olympic Games (00:06-00:21).2.) Koichi Hashimoto: For an athlete, waiting one more year will be very hard. Even if they are classified, they will not be able to maintain their motivation. I do not know if there will still be problems with the coronavirus in a year, I think it all depends on whether they can have the new medicine or not. It is a real pity that the Olympics has been postponed (00:28-00:49).3-) Yuriko Ikeda: Although we cannot rule out the fact that there could be other problems next year, but since this is the case, I hope that the atmosphere for the Games in 2021 will be just as lively. (00:565-01:07).I think they should have made the decision earlier because they knew it was going to be like that. The torch is here in Japan and I don't understand why it couldn't have been decided earlier. (01:13-01:24).