I-Tokyo 2020: Ama-Olimpiki '100%' asazoqhubeka - umongameli weMidlalo uSeiko Hashimoto

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Umongameli weTokyo 2020 uSeiko Hashimoto "uqinisekile ukuthi "100%" ama-Olimpiki azoqhubeka, kodwa waxwayisa le Midlalo "kumele ilungele" ukuqhubeka ngaphandle kwezibukeli uma kwenzeka kuqubuka i-coronavirus.

Kunezinsuku ezingama-50 ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale imidlalo yaseTokyo ebambezelekile ngomhla zingama-23 kuJulayi.

IJapan ibhekene negagasi lesine lamacala e-coronavirus, nezindawo eziyi-10 zezwe ezingaphansi kwesimo esiphuthumayo.

U-Hashimoto utshele i-BBC Sport: "Ngikholwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi le Midlalo iqhubeke ngo-100% ukuthi sizokwenza lokhu."

Ekhuluma noLaura Scott we-BBC Sport, wengeze wathi: “Umbuzo njengamanje ukuthi sizoba kanjani neMidlalo ephephe futhi evikeleke kakhulu.

“Abantu baseJapan bazizwa bengaphephile futhi ngasikhathi sinye bazizwa bekhungathekile lapho sikhuluma ngama-Olympics futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kudala amazwi amaningi aphikisa ukuba neMidlalo eTokyo.

“Inselelo enkulu kuzoba ukuthi singalawula kanjani futhi silawule ukuhamba kwabantu.Uma kwenzeka ukuqubuka kwezifo ngezikhathi zeMidlalo ezilingana nenhlekelele noma isimo esiphuthumayo ngakho-ke ngikholwa ukuthi kufanele sikulungele ukuba nale Midlalo ngaphandle kwababukeli.

"Sizama ukudala isimo sebhamuza esiphelele ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze sikwazi ukudala indawo ephephile nevikelekile yabantu abavela phesheya kwezilwandle kanye nabantu abaseJapan, izakhamizi nezakhamizi zaseJapan."

Abekho abalandeli bamazwe ngamazwe abazovunyelwa kuleli hlobo kuma-Olympics noma ama-Paralympics, aqala ngomhla ka-24 Agasti.

Igagasi elisha lokutheleleka laqala ngo-Ephreli eJapan, lapho ezinye izindawo zibhekene nemikhawulo kuze kube umhla zingama-20 kuJuni.

Izwe laqala ukugoma abantu balo ngoFebhuwari - kamuva kunamanye amazwe amaningi athuthukile - futhi kuze kube manje balinganiselwa ku-3% kuphela abantu asebegonywe ngokugcwele.

UHashimoto uthe "kuyisinqumo esibuhlungu kakhulu" ukungabi nababukeli baphesheya kwezilwandle, kodwa kuyadingeka ukuqinisekisa "iMidlalo ephephile nevikelekile".

“[Kubasubathi abaningi] kuyithuba elitholakala kanye empilweni ukuthi bangaqhudelana kule midlalo.Ukungakwazi ukuba namalungu omndeni nabangane abeseka ngaso sonke isikhathi kumele kube yinto ebuhlungu futhi lokho kungizwise ubuhlungu nami,” kusho yena.

Mayelana nokuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi amanye amazwe avinjwe ukuhamba, uHashimoto wanezela: “Ubani ongeza eJapane yinto uhulumeni waseJapane azoyinquma.

"Uma kungenzeka ukuthi izwe lingakwazi ukuza eJapan ngoba alihlangabezani nezidingo ezibekwe nguhulumeni, ngicabanga ukuthi yinto okufanele siyilalele ukuthi i-IOC ne-IPC izizwa kanjani ngalokho."

Ukuqokwa kube nomthelela emphakathini waseJapan

U-Hashimoto uqokwe njengomongameli weMidlalo ngoFebhuwari ngemuva kokuthi umanduleli wakhe u-Yoshiro Mori ehoxile ngenxa yezinkulumo ezicwasa ngokobulili azenzayo.

Lowo owayengungqongqoshe wama-Olympics useyi-Olympian izikhathi eziyisikhombisa ngokwakhe, njengoba eke waqhudelana njengomgibeli wamabhayisikili kanye nomshibiliki wejubane.

“Abasubathi kumele bacabange ukuthi ‘noma ngabe senza umzamo omkhulu kangaka ekulungiseleleni Imidlalo, kuthiwani uma leyo Midlalo ingenzeki, kwenzekani kuwo wonke lowo mzamo nakho konke ukuphila kwethu nakho konke esikufake kukho? 'Kusho uHashimoto.

“Okubalulekile kimina wukuthi izwi lami lifinyelele ngqo kulabo basubathi.Okukodwa ikomidi elihlelayo elizibophezela futhi lithembisa bonke abasubathi abakhona ukuthi sizobavikela futhi sivikele impilo yabo.”

Owayengumongameli weMidlalo uMori uthe uma isibalo samalungu ebhodi lesifazane sikhuphuka, kuzofanele “baqinisekise ukuthi isikhathi sabo sokukhuluma silinganiselwe ngandlela thile, banobunzima bokuqeda, okuyinto ecasulayo”.

Kamuva waxolisa ngamazwi akhe “angafanele”.

Ngemuva kokuqokwa kwakhe, uHashimoto uthe ufuna ifa leMidlalo YaseTokyo libe umphakathi owamukela abantu ngokunganaki ubulili, ukukhubazeka, uhlanga, noma ubulili.

“Umphakathi waseJapane usenakho ukuchema ongazi lutho.Ngokungazi, izindima zasekhaya ikakhulukazi zihlukaniswa ngokusobala ngobulili.Kugxilile futhi kunzima kakhulu ukushintsha lokhu,” kusho uHashimoto.

“Inkulumo kamengameli waphambilini, izinkulumo ezicwasa ngobulili, empeleni zaba yimbangela, ithuba, uguquko ekomitini elihlelayo elisenze saqaphela ukuthi kufanele sikuguqule lokhu.

“Kube yiphuzu elikhulu ukuqhubekela phambili nalokhu.Ukuze owesifazane athathe isikhundla esiphezulu senhlangano enkulu kangaka ngikholelwa ukuthi kube nomthelela othile emphakathini ngokwawo.”

'Senza konke esingakwenza'

Njengoba sekusele izinsuku ezingu-50 ngaphambi komcimbi wokuvula e-Tokyo, abasubathi bokuqala bamazwe ngamazweufike eJapan kuleli sonto.

Ukuvota kwakamuva eJapan kukhombise cishe amaphesenti angama-70 abantu abangafuni ukuthi ama-Olimpiki aqhubeke, kanti ngoLwesithathu, umeluleki wezokwelapha omkhulu waseJapan uthe ukusingatha ama-Olimpiki ngesikhathi sodlame “akujwayelekile”.

Kodwa awekho amazwe amakhulu akhulume ngokumelene neMidlalo eyenzeka futhi Ithimba le-GB lihlala "lizibophezele ngokugcwele" ekuthumeleni iqembu eligcwele.

“Okwamanje, nginethemba elikhulu lokuthi sizoba nayo le midlalo,” kusho uHashimoto.“Senza konke esingakwenza, sicophelela kakhulu ngalokho.

“Ngiyazi ukuthi sinesikhathi esincane sokubhekana nanoma yini engase ivele kodwa sizokwenza konke okusemandleni ukulungisa isimo futhi sizobhekana nalezi zinto.

“Uma ubhubhane luphinde lwanda emhlabeni wonke, ngakho-ke kufanele kwenzeke ukuthi alikho izwe elingeza eJapan, ngeke sikwazi ukuba nayo leyo Midlalo.

"Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele siqaphele kakhulu ekubuyekezeni isimo samanje futhi sinqume ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze kuye ngokuthi yini esiyibona ilungile."

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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-03-2021