Athletics Worlds Can Wipe Away Olympics Pain

THE world athletics championships in Tokyo starting Saturday can "wipe away" the painful memory of empty stands at the Olympics there four years ago, the head of Japan's athletics federation said.

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THE world athletics championships in Tokyo starting Saturday can "wipe away" the painful memory of empty stands at the Olympics there four years ago, the head of Japan's athletics federation said. The Tokyo Games, delayed a year to 2021 because of the pandemic, were held in strict conditions to prevent the spread of the virus, with fans shut out of most venues