The Tokyo Olympic Games is going to be unique in a number of ways given the unfortunate global pandemic situation. Though Japan has seen a steady reduction in Covid-19 cases in the recent past, the Games Organising Committee is taking no chances and doing everything possible to ensure that the event does not prove to be a cause for the spread of the dreaded virus.

As per the latest playbook (guidelines for Tokyo Olympics athletes and official representatives) issued by the International Olympic Committee in coordination with the local Japanese authorities and the Games Organising Committee, strict Covid-19 regulations have been laid down in and around the various Games venues, including the Athletes Village, and any breach could lead to sanctions.
Mask-wearing is mandatory at all times, says the book, “except while eating, drinking, training, competing or sleeping.”