with $100.00 days to go until the opening ceremony the international olympic committee say they have no doubt that the tokyo games will take place that's despite a rise in the coronavirus cases in the country and poll suggesting the vast majority of japanese people want the olympics to be cancelled and richardson has this. events to mark the $100.00 day countdown to the start of the tokyo games were necessarily low key the city has just raised its alert level and government experts say japan is heading into a full thwaite even infections organizers though all resolute in their commitment to the event going ahead. and i had no hesitation in saying that a judge would try place and they'll be the safest guides possible. all of the counter measures have been put in place to deal with that to ensure that the public face in all of the other bitches and society we can expect that emotions will run even higher because of the significance of the world being together for the 1st time in a pandemic situation there are so much expectations from the world community $11000.00 athletes will compete

expectations from the world community $11000.00 athletes will compete at the games the international olympic committee said being vaccinated isn't supreme requisite for taking part but many countries are hoping they will be able to offer their athletes the option of getting vaccinated the athletes and the pieces are going to take the world is going to take yo so in terms of looking after the health and well being of the athletes and also giving him that confidence that they have been vaccinated going to be very important that performance in. the top 3 lay is an event designed to raise awareness and interest levels in the games that the most recent poll of japanese public opinion suggested that more than 70 percent on the event canceled or postponed and matsuyama city has just called off its like of the relay jutes arising coronavirus cases we have medical professionals here questioning why the games are going on saying it's a too big a risk despite all that it is going on it's going on because the international olympic committee lives of television revenue it must get these games on television secondl

sports and politics must not makes the international olympic committee put his foot down and bans on flights from express the future. a very warm welcome and good morning to you this is r.t. international broadcasting live from moscow great to have you with us. astra zeneca faces legal proceedings after an italian woman given that covert vaccine died her family is taking action against the british swedish company to establish if it is to blame the 55 year old music teacher from sicily got her shot on march 11th a few days later a medical check showed blood clots forming in her body and brain she fell into a coma and died less than a month later her brother sayes she had no previous health issues. my sister was in excellent health some tests were done on her and came back negative she had no diseases and she was perfectly fine protests also found them a sister was not at risk from bosis she was happy to get the vaccine and then after 7 days all the symptoms mentioned by the enemy began and she develops from brisas she began to feel very ill and after another 2 days during which she was

athletes should be given the right to make just as a political protest during the games the international olympic committee's decision has already come under fire from some twitter users. for c o m cancel the olympics already pretty disappointed in the lympics committee planning to punish athletes who take a knee or put a fist up in the common expressions that are connected to anti racist ideology to take you games thought you'd care more about promoting tolerance and the quality and to racism is a good thing and 2 races just should not be punished for the i.o.c. to think again. well i want to bring in now investigative journalist a wreck starting record thanks for coming on to the program now the 1st thing i want to ask you is you know before most would have agree that the olympic games is a sporting event it should exist outside of politics why is this suddenly become controversial. well i think one reason that your report did not mention is because podium protests have been used in the swimming arena especially to accuse other swimmers of violating drug rules so if you know the australian swimmer and the

should be given the right to make gestures of political protest during the games the international olympic committee's decision has already come under fire from some 20 users. and council the olympics already pretty disappointed in the lympics committee planning to punish athletes who've taken the will put a fist up in the common expressions that are connected and to restart eulogy at the take you games through you can more about promoting tolerance and the quality and to racism is a good thing in 2 races just not be punished for the i.o.c. to think again. let's cross now to chris for horace he's from on hyphenated america an organization promoting cultural cohesion and diversity chris welcome to the program and not the thing i want to ask you is that before people used to say while the olympic games as a sporting event you know politics has got nothing to do with why is that idea become controversial now. because cultural marxism has taken root across the world but let me tell you about just the owns we can go back to 1936 and jesse owens who lived in a time in america where there was way more racism

around madrid take on chelsea with $100.00 days to go until the opening ceremony of the international olympic committee say they have no doubt the tokyo games will take place and that's despite a rising coronavirus cases in the country and poll suggesting the vast majority of japanese people want the olympics to be counseled and the richardson reports. events to mark the $100.00 day countdown to the start of the tokyo games were necessarily low key the city has just raised its alert level and government experts say japan is heading into a 4th wave of infections organizers though are resolute in their commitment to the event going ahead. and i had no hesitation in saying that the games will tie place and they'll be the safest games possible. all of the countermeasures have been put in place to deal with that to ensure that the public place in all of the other bitches and society we can expect that emotions will run even higher because of the significance of the world being together for the 1st time in a pandemic situation there are so much expectations from the world community $11000.00 at leats will co

expectations from the world community $11000.00 at leats will compete at the games the international olympic committee said being vaccinated isn't supreme requisite for taking part but many countries are hoping they will be able to offer their athletes the option of getting vaccinated in the athletes and the pieces we're going to take the world is going to take yoso in terms of looking after the health and well being of the athletes and also giving him that confidence that they have been vaccinated going to be very important that performance in. the top 3 lay is an event designed to raise awareness and interest levels in the games that the most recent poll of japanese public opinion suggested that more than 70 percent on the event canceled or postponed and matsuyama city has just called off its like of the relay jutes arising coronavirus cases we have medical professionals here questioning why the games are going on saying it's a too big a risk despite all that it is going on it's going on because the international olympic committee lives after elevation revenue it must get these games on television s

athleticism involved here, pole sport is currently in the observation period with the international olympic committeetially be an actual event as soon as 2024 at the summer games in paris, you guys. >> all right, will, thank you for that. >> i'm just -- what denomination is she? do you know? >> i don't. >> sorry to put you on the spot. >> i think it's non-denominational. she's not catholic, i'll tell you that. >> regardless of the religion, at the core of every religion is not to judge. >> right. >> so thou shalt not judge. thank you, will. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have one hundred thousand dollars or more of life insurance you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy lapse without finding out what it's worth. visit conventrydirect.com to find out if you policy qualifies. or call the number on your screen. coventry direct, redefining i

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the international olympic committee had voted to remove the sport from the game with no plan for its return. >> you know, when we got -- when we were voted out, it was devastating. >> reporter: but the possible end of her olympic career did not mean the end of monica's playing days. she loved the sport too much for that to happen. monica has been throwing strikes ever since her days growing up. she went to the university of tennessee, won national collegiate player of the year and still holds a slew of pitching records from her time there. after the 2008 game, monica threw herself, literally, into professional softball, playing both in the united states and japan. the olympic dream may have been on hold, but not the rest of her life. >> every day i get to wake up and be a professional athlete. and it's the greatest job in the world. i get to spread not only joy but something that people look forward to. >> reporter: but now softball is back for the 2020 games. and monica is back with it. the last time she was the youngest member of team usa. now she's one of the oldest. it was a long

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limb pickering's at the top of mount to cairo west of the japanese capital while the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite fears about the pandemic the i.o.c. says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to rent a surgeon infections and to avoid the games being cancelled as they were last year . at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continue to iron out possible wrinkles and event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. that. pandemic precaution will be a priority and all the domestic fans will be permitted to attend no. but there will be competition. and i think you'll be chilled out you must know they're having discussions you know so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared to host these olympic games in japan when you look at it. all these discussions here have demonstrated that we

unveiled the olympic rings at the top of mount a cow west of the japanese capital the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite fears about the pandemic the i.o.c. says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent a surge in infections and to avoid the games being cancelled as they were last year . now in in the champions league quarter finals manchester city have beaten dortmund 2 to one to advance to the next round jude bellingen opened the scoring for dortmund after 15 minutes but in the 2nd half riyad morez fired in a penalty for city and phil foden netted their 2nd dortmund were the last german team left in the tournament also on wednesday rail madrid held liverpool to a goal this draw the result means ray will go to through to the semifinals after their win in the 1st leg now 2 years ago today the world watched in horror as a huge fire ravaged the drill in paris on the 2nd anniversary of the blaze reconstruction of the famous landmark as well on track for its planned reopening in 2024. interior of the cathedral is still filled with a web o

the freedom of expression but the move by the world players cessation contradicts the international olympic committee's longstanding rule 50 per head butting protest so under the rule athletes miss not protest will display political gestures at the podium and in ceremonies the w.p.a. has promised legal backing for those sanctioned over protesting at the games but the i.o.c. is insisting on neutrality. the political neutrality of the olympic games as a way to protect athletes from political interference and exploitation one of those advocating revisionism 50 is sebastian coe the president of wild athletics he believes that athletes should be given the right to make gestures of political protest during the games the i.o.c. has decision has already come under fire from some 20 s s. c o 2 and cancelled the olympics already pretty disappointed in the lympics committee planning to punish athletes who take a knee or put a fist up in the air common expressions that are connected to anti racist ideology at the taking the games thought you can more about promoting tolerance and the quality and to racism is a goo

about freedom of expression but the move by the world players association contradict the international olympic committee's longstanding rules 50 protest under the rule last league's most not protest or display political gestures at the podium and didn't serve oni's the world players association has promised legal backing for those sanctioned over protesting at the games but the i.o.c. is insisting on neutrality the political neutrality of the olympic games is a way to protect athletes from political interference and exploitation investigative journalist rick sterling told us politics and their lympics do not mix. politicization of of the olympics is is really not a good thing i think the athlete commission recommendations are very they seem quite solid to me restrictions are are really confined to the podium and the ceremony where the athletes are supposed to be recognized for their athletic accomplishments the athletes commission. polled 3500 athletes olympic athletes from 185 countries and 70 percent of them. indicated that they support rule 50 which prohibits. protests or political or religious protest

with organizers unveiling the olympic rings at the top of mt to cairo west of tokyo the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite concerns about the cone of virus and says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent any surge in infections organizers are also keen to proceed despite calls to postpone the global event yet again. at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continued to iron out possible wrinkles and event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. that. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. and i think you'll get to that you must know that having discussions you know so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared to host these olympic games in japan i'm. going to go and all these discussions here

reported to be around $900000000.00 but they care lympics are $100.00 days away and the international olympic committee says it has no doubt that the take it games will take place the host city has raised its coronavirus level and the vaccine rollout in the country is still in its early stages international firms have already been told they won't be allowed to attend the games which is taking place a year late due to the global pandemic and we spoke to the associated press sports writer stephen waite who's intake here he says there's reason for alarm despite the positivity oh i would inform mr coates that today we had 4000 new cases in japan the highest since january osaka no one over 1100 its highest ever a new cases the head of the tokyo medical association today said it would be difficult to hold the games if these viruses continue to spread like this even with no spectators so i think mr coates of course is putting on a strong face that's his job to represent the i.o.c. to be confident but there are still a lot of doubts this virus is not going away in japan difficult to imagine the days of be call

meanwhile, the global athlete group has called the international olympic committee "archaic" after theyforce a rule which blocks athletes from taking part in political protest. protests such as taking a knee will still be banned at this year's olympic games. the ioc consulted more than 3,500 athletes. 67% of whom said they wanted to keep the olympic podium free of protests, while 70% were keen to avoid on—field demonstrations. poppy cleall will start at number eight for england women's six nations final against france on saturday, pushing captain sarah hunter to the bench. cleall was hailed by the england head coach as one of the best players in the world after her performance in the red roses win over scotland on the third of april. hunter has been struggling with a neck injury and emily scarratt will replace her as captain. former british and irish lions captain sam warburton has backed england forward maro itoje to lead the side against south africa this summer. coach warren gatland has various leadership candidates to choose from, including wales captain alun wynjones, but the man w

olympic rings at the top of mount it to cairo west of the japanese capital while the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite fears about the pandemic the i.o.c. says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent a surge in infections and to avoid the games being cancelled as they were last year . at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continued to iron out possible wrinkles and event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. with a. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. and i think he killed the 2 that he must know that having discussions know so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared to host these olympic games in japan and look at that he's going to go to all these discussions here have demonstra

west of the japanese capital today the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite fears surrounding the pandemic the i.o.c. says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent a surgeon infections and to avoid the games being cancelled as they were last year . at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so called test events continue to iron out possible wrinkles an event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. that. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. you know nothing he killed each year that he must have been having discussions now so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared to host these olympic games in japan i'm. going to go all these discussions here have demonstrated that we are putting safety 1st. not every ja

years to get a decision from the regulator authority really is too slow these days the international olympic committee has confirmed that athletes who make political or social justice protests at the take care games could be punished athletes showing their support for movements like black lies master hath become common but the i.o.c. say waving a fist or kneeling for a national anthem won't be allowed. to thousands there are these are your top stories at least 13 people have died in a fire at a hospital treating kovan 19 patients in india it comes as some hospitals warn they are short of oxygen just surging cases across the country the japanese government has imposed a state of emergency in tokyo a suck up kyoto yogo as infections surge prime minister you're shaheed a surrogate is facing pressure to act to surge in infection. a funeral ceremony for todd's late president idriss deby has been held in the capital and jemima debbie was seriously injured last weekend while battling rebels who launched an offensive from libya he died on monday his son mohammad idriss deby is now in power and will lead a tra

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get a decision from the regulator real authority that really is too slow these days the international olympic committee has confirmed that athletes who make political or social justice protests at the take care games could be punished athletes showing their support for naman slike black lies not so happy come common but the i.o.c. say wasting a fest or kneeling for a national anthem won't be allowed.

south korea's capital seoul has sent the international olympic committee a proposal to co-host the 2032 games with north korea the leaders of both countries have agreed to pursue a joint bid to have a summit in pyongyang in 2018 but disputes over misako drills and cross border propaganda have soured relations since on gold has become one of iraq's top exports despite there being no gold deposits last year it exported nearly $8000000000.00 worth of gold to turkey alone so what's the secret sum of binge of a reports from baghdad. in an old baghdad bookshop the same melting pot has been used for decades. now job i mean convert all gold into $21.00 carrot bars in the chemical process each element is carefully measured and added according to the weight he's been doing it for years but business is not what it was before the 2003 u.s. invasion. now with rising demand for newer and final designs most of his orders go to turkey or gulf states or local goldsmiths it's difficult to compete with modern machinery cheap electricity and labor and it meant i don't have the naomi we hope the government

the olympics will remain a protest—free zone after the international olympic committee ruled its bannstrations will stay. the ioc said nearly 70% of the athletes it asked wanted podiums and the field of play to remain neutral. it means gestures like taking the knee will not be allowed, and could even be punished. critics say human rights, such as the right to protest, should be embedded in the olympic movement. earlier, i spoke to cara o'donovan, irish karate athlete and world champion kickboxer. she speaks on behalf of global athletes, set up to represent athletes, set up to represent athletes and world sport of. you can't redefine _ athletes and world sport of. wm. can't redefine human rights with survey �*s, that's not how it works. there is a universal declaration of human rights which give everybody freeze and of expression rights, and that includes athletes. while i understand what they're saying and the reason behind this, that shouldn't even be in the discussion. it shouldn't. .. shouldn't even be in the discussion. it shouldn't... human rights are there for a very important

unveiled the olympic rings at the top of mont to cow west of the japanese capital the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite fears about the pandemic the i.o.c. says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent a certain infections and to avoid the games from being cancelled as they were last year but more than 70 percent of japan's citizens want the olympics to either be delayed or called off completely. at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continue to iron out possible wrinkles and event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. that. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. you know and i think killed each of the arguments and they're having discussions now so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepa

look at which is that we should not forget that especially the international olympic committee and the 5th up if i specially they all like governments intervening into a sport they really really don't like it on the other hand of course what's the fuss really that's a lie is governments intervening in football a farce when they go against the south if a government is going to decide to intervene in for the 1st in favor to face up i think the fight is going to be far less worried about it it will take a major intervention it will take an intervention that i don't think we probably have seen in the united kingdom and also going take an intervention that will contradict a couple of the gates of the united states in the commercial business and even sport policy but they can do it in the fever had worn in january that any breakaway league would not be recognized by them and the players taking part could be banned potentially from playing in the world cup do you think that's going to happen and how might this impact the world cup going forward just today i was waiting for the players to spea

one of the international olympic committee leaders said the olympics will happen in july.he tokyo games had to be postponed last year as you know because of the pandemic and a few months ago it was up in the air and now, it's full steam ahead. >> it will happen and we will commence the games on the 23rd of july, and i think it's a credit to what we have described as the best prepared ever games. >> only fans from japan are allow odd to attend the olympic events. >> one of the top athletes to watch at this year's olympics is stanford graduate katie ledecky, after the tokyo games, she used her year to graduate from stanford and kept training too. >> it's exciting. i had think the olympics were postponed last year prior to the hyundai mark so we never really got to that mark, it's now like every year, it's exciting that we are getting closer and closer and you can feel that excitement building and you know it's happening. >> it is happening and you are going to be able to watch it here on nbc bay area, beginning july 23rd interest and our raj will be going over to cover the o

the international olympic committee has confirmed that athletes who make political or social justicerotests at the tokyo games could be punished. athletes showing their support for movements like black lives matter have become common in recent months, but the ioc says arising fist or kneeling for the national anthem will not be allowed on the field of play. the players association has offered legal support for any players who are sanctioned at the olympics. >> to suggest that a survey on a question of appropriateness is the effective way to resolve the question of podium protests at the limpet games is flawed. the starting point for the ioc is to say that we are going to uphold the internationally recognized human rights of everyone at the olympic games especially the athletes. there is a very proud history of athlete activism and even the movement itself has recognized that champions have been on the right side of history even though they were condemned at the time. the right to freedom of expression is not an absolute right. it can be used to promote hate, but it can be used to pro

south korea's capital seoul or something international olympic committee a proposal to co-host the 2032 games with north korea the leaders of both countries have agreed to pursue a joint bid at a summit in pyongyang in 2018 but disputes over missile dros and cross border propaganda have soured relations and. those are the latest headlines on al-jazeera witness is up next. imagine. for victor alexander pratt's. i am a across 4 and a filmmaker. the advent of ebola. in sierra leone. is something that i think baby seals. because it's touches my life. it's touched my feet in so she says the very foundation of might be. really. yet. was was was the old. the death toll is now well over 1500 the biggest question the most affected countries are grappling with is how to stop the spread of the to see efforts to control the spread of the deadly virus emergency measures were put in place in liberia answering your own restricting moment this downgrade the largest and most complex that we have ever known it's also a global issue. when i need to tell the war how my people survived the morn. we've seen

west of tokyo the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite concerns about the cone of virus and says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent any surge in infections organizers are also keen to proceed despite calls to postpone the global of it yet again. at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set a bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continued to iron out possible wrinkles and event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. that. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. you know nothing he killed each and every month and they're having discussions now so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared to host these olympic games in japan when you look at this . all these discussions here have demonstrated that we are putting safe

i can say we understand the careful considerations that the japanese government and international olympic committee are weighing as they prepare for the tokyo olympics this summer. the government of japan has stressed the public health remains a central priority as they plan to host the games. tokyo has assured us they'll keep in close contact with washington as their plans develop. but i don't have any more beyond that. i'm sure it will be discussed today. you may ask them during the press conference later this afternoon. reporter: one more question. jen: go ahead. reporter: the president -- will he be talking to the prime minister about the plan to discharge a million tons of contaminated water from the fukushima plant, which a lot of countries in the region and the u.n. as well said is not a great idea. what's his position? jen: i expect it will be discussed. i will also convey that the prime minister has announced that he will join the united states in announcing a new 2030 target by the april 22 leader summit on climate. and japan is committed to this target and being part of the effort to rea

within 160 human rights groups urge the international olympic committee to hold the beijing games elsewhereu.s. government will not issue vaccine -- official vaccine passports. there will be no database or mandate that everybody obtain a credential. some are pushing for people to show proof of vaccination. france's finance minister wants to know what happened with the recovery fund. he discussed the slow rollout in an exclusive interview with bloomberg. >> which is not on the right track is the recovery plan. it has not seen one single penny among the billions that have been decided last summer in 2020 . i am deeply concerned by the delay and implementation of the recovery plan. >> global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> there is a lot of good news but there is also some bad news. new variant of the virus are spreading and moving quickly. cases are going back up. hospitalizations are no longer declining. debts are still down, away -- deaths are still down from january

west of tokyo the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite concerns about the coronavirus it says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent any surge in infections organizers are also keen to proceed despite calls to postpone the global of it yet again. at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set a bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continue to iron out possible wrinkles an event organization it appears the olympics are back on line. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. and i think he killed each of the arguments in there having discussions you know so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared to host these olympic games in japan i'm. going to go all these discussions here have demonstrated that we are putting safety 1st. not every ja

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olympic committee? >> well, i think it was a bad decision by the international olympic committee. are still -- minds are still in the stone age. i would think that after 53 years, they should realize that we need to go to the roundtable and have some discussion about the particular demonstration in mexico and realize that this was not a hate demonstration. this was a moral gesture. i showed that i had a concern for humanity. it wasn't a hateful thing. people try and put a parallel to my making a statement in 1968 and to the statement that the neo-nazis made in 1936 in berlin. that's a hate statement. that's hate all over the world. it's known. they cannot put those two peas in the same pod. you should have an opportunity to go on the victory stand as long as you do something clean, above board for morality. based on your moral issues such as we have here in the united states for any young black or brown individual. if you are an american indian and you are representing america, america should support you and pushing for equality. love, justice and understanding for society. >> joh

international olympic committee has a rule banning protests and demonstrations and will be upheld ining tokyo olympics. it's unclear what the punishment will be but your surprised that with everything going on, athletes are not supposed to use their platform and do you think some will anyway? >> people are saying this is not the place for it. these athletes have trained, this is for athletic performance and exhibition. i would say what is the proper place to protest human rights violations because it doesn't appear to some people there's ever a proper place or way to do it. 196 olympics they said this is not the same place. same people who proetested the fists didn't oppose the nazi salute. mohammad ali protesting the draft. lebron james, shut up and dribble. when it is the time especially on an international stage to stand up and say there are human rights violations taking place in my country. >> united states has a history. you couldn't have a worse history than olympics in terms of free speech and speaking out. we haven't talked about the oscars. >> we have to. >> regina king who

olympic rings at the top of mount tech out west of the japanese could the capital the international olympic committee says the games will go ahead despite fears about the pandemic the i.o.c. says it has taken measures such as banning international spectators to prevent a surgeon affections and to avoid the games from being cancelled as they were last year but more than 70 percent of japan's citizens want the olympics to either be delayed or called off completely. at the swimming and diving venue the high tech starting blocks for the tokyo games and the starting gun stand idle as though they were paused after the on your marks set a bit of a starter's commands but 100 days out as the so-called test events continue to iron out possible wrinkles and events organization it appears the olympics are back on line. that. pandemic precaution will be a priority and only domestic fans will be permitted to attend now but there will be competition. and i think you'll get to the argument and they're having discussions you know so personally as much as possible i want the athletes to really feel that we're prepared

so i like to talk about, for example, the international olympic committee has an olympic charter andolympicism and it begins that participation in sports is a human right. and they mean competitive sport. so inclusion and nondiscrimination is part of the olympic spirit of mutual understanding and fair play, it means and since 2003, ioc has had trans-inclusion policies. since that 2003 policy, 2004 olympics through 2018 sochi, we have had over 54,000 olympians and zero trans-athletes ever even qualified. there hasn't been a single elite athlete that is trans, that has won a world championship. mine is an age group, for example. so we are seeing zero evidence of advantage for trans-girls and trans-women. >> why is this then getting the amount of -- i mean, every day there is another story, there is another headline, there is another state. if there aren't that many trans-athletes involved, what accounts for this? >> yeah. so take me, for example. i am literally the only trans-woman track sprinter in the world at my level. so if we want to suggest a nonstarter separate, but equal catego

the international olympic committee voted to remove the sport from the games, with no plan for its return. >> when we were voted out, it was devastating, because -- >> reporter: the possible end of her olympic career did not mean the end of her playing days. she loved the sport too much for that to happen. monica's been throwing strikes ever since her days growing up in salinas, went to the university of tennessee, won national collegiate player of the year and holds a slew of pitching records from her time there. after the 2008 games, monica threw herself literally into professional softball playing both in the united states and japan. the olympic dream may have be professional athlete and it's the greatest job in the world. i spread not only sport and joy but something that people look forward to. >> reporter: but now softb the last time she was the youngest member of team usa, now one of the oldest. it was a long 12-year wait for 2020 only to be asked to wait one more year due to the pandemic. >> and i will tell you that that was a hard pill to swallow and it definitely got me down, li

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