IOC pushes for more vaccinations of Tokyo-bound athletes

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Some 80 percent of athletes qualified for the Tokyo Olympics have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, with the International Olympic Committee pushing to raise that number with just over a month to go before the start of the Games.

The Japanese capital is set to host the once-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics from July 23, amid concerns that the global event will burden a medical system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Many Japanese and medical experts oppose staging the Games saying they could trigger a new wave of infections.