Write an article in 150-200 Word on "Tokyo Olympics 2020" held recently you are Suresh/Shurti
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TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020
— BY SURESH
- When are the Olympics and Paralympics?
- The 2020 Summer Olympic Games take place between 23 July and 8 August.
- The Paralympic Games are due to run between 24 August and 5 September.
- The Games were postponed last year because of Covid.
- The Olympics will feature 33 sports at 339 events across 42 venues. The Paralympics will feature 22 sports at 539 events across 21 venues.
- Most events are in the Greater Tokyo area, although some football games and the marathon will take place in the northern city of Sapporo.
- Japan has had relatively low case numbers, but a new wave of infections began in April.
- As of 21 July, there were 848,222 confirmed cases and 15,062 deaths (compared with 5.5 million cases and 128,800 deaths in the UK)
- Japan only began vaccinating in February and only 22% of its population of about 126 million is fully vaccinated.
- In Tokyo and Osaka, the two cities hit hardest by the recent surge, authorities hope over-65s will be fully vaccinated by the end of July.
- Entry to Japan by foreigners from 159 countries - including the UK - is currently banned.
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