21 Jul 2021

NZ's Tokyo Olympic campaign begins tonight

From Midday Report, 12:15 pm on 21 July 2021

New Zealand's Tokyo Olympic campaign begins tonight when the Football Ferns face off against Australia at 11.30pm. But the Olympics' motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together" might need to replace some of those words with sicker, weaker, and further apart as teams stick to strict bubbles amid growing Covid-19 case numbers. While infections among competitors are comparatively low, the official organisers say they still have not ruled out cancelling the Games entirely. Māni Dunlop speaks to RNZ's reporter in Japan, Maja Burry.