With less than 50 days until the games, 10,000 unpaid volunteers have told organisers they will no longer participate. 9News
About 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers for theand Paralympics have told organisers they will not participate when the Games open on July 23.
"We have not confirmed the individual reasons," organisers said in a statement. "In addition to concerns about the coronavirus infection, some dropped out because they found it would be difficult to actually work after checking their work shift, or due to changes in their own environment."Unpaid volunteers are a key workforce in running the Olympics and save organisers millions of dollars in salaries.
To mark 50 days, organisers unveiled the podiums, costumes and music that will be used during the medal ceremonies. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto again promised the Olympics will be safe for the athletes. Tokyo is officially spending $15.4 billion to organise the Olympics, and several government audits say it's much more. All but $6.7 billion is public money. The IOC's contribution is about $1.5 billion.Japan has attributed just over 13,000 deaths to COVID-19, far lower than most comparable countries, but higher than many Asian neighbors.
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