Pinch point: Can an Olympic Games be held without vaccinations?

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Lost beneath the waves generated by Dick Pound's admission that the Tokyo Olympics may not happen this summer was the case the Canadian made for athletes to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations in the months to come.

It was the Olympic official's opinion last week that this was “the most realistic” means of holding the Games in 2021 and his proposal for prospective participants to jump at least part of the queue for vaccines was framed in the context of his native country's numbers.