No one won the Lottery yesterday, and that got me thinking about the Olympics. I wonder what the odds are that they can proceed. I have all kinds of questions and thoughts. Maybe it will be Chile, Israel, and the U.S. They are the top three on vaccinations.
Wait! IOC has revealed that China has offered vaccines Tokyo and Beijing Olympic athletes. There we have it. The Vaccination lottery. Bach added: "For each of these doses, the IOC will pay for two doses more which can be made available to the population in the respective countries." Is that a variety of bribe? Maybe it is hush money.
Meanwhile, Sarah Hirshland, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief executive, said Team USA athletes could be vaccinated before their respective trials because of the pace of the rollout in the country.
"The broad base of athletes may have access to the vaccine sooner than we thought initially possible," she said.
"This is great news and we're feeling really positive about the progress we're seeing here in the United States, both in its advantage to US athletes as well as international athletes living and training in our country right now."
What about the headline that COVID vaccines won't be compulsory for the Tokyo Olympics.
And then who will be able to watch the games? The decision on whether to let foreign fans to travel will be made before the start of the Olympic torch relay on March 25th.
So back to the odds: This year bookies are rather offering wagering options on yes/no – whether the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will take place with spectators. At the moment, the odds heavily favor spectators being allowed to attend.
What’s interesting is that there’s no option to bet on Tokyo Olympics getting postponed once again, suggesting that sportsbooks believe the Games will happen this summer. Last year, at the time when the pandemic was spreading around the world at a super-fast pace, the oddsmakers guessed correctly that the Games were going to get postponed.
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