1 Three months to go until Olympics. Tokyo and Osaka under emergency orders. Medical community in Japan and opposition lawmakers raising more objections. Prime Minister Suga was asked Friday about Olympics in presser. Suga said IOC decides on Olympics and “they have decided.”

2 Suga said all Japan can do now is try to do it “safe and secure.” Opposition lawmakers questioning Bach’s reported trip to Hiroshima May 17-18. State of emergency ends just days before his possible arrival. Questions if Bach driving Japan’s health policy.

3. Bach said in Wednesday presser that emergency order driven only by “golden week” holiday period. More questions in Japan popping up again about a possible cancellation. Bach has pointed out that hundreds of sports events held during pandemic. Some large.

4 But nothing like Olympics-Paralympics. 15,400 athletes. 200-plus countries. Tens of thousands of officials, judges, coaches, media, broadcasters. And the money. IOC gets 73% of income from TV. Maybe $4 billion every 4-year Olympic cycle. That income stalled now. Hence the push.

5 Japan spending $15.4 billion officially. Maybe twice that. Giant pressure to save face. Beijing has boycott-threatened Winter Olympics 6 months after Tokyo. IOC hopes for relief next week with 2nd edition of so-called Playbooks. These are IOC guides to show how OLYs can happen.

6 Less than 1% of Japanese vaccinated so far. This is vulnerable population when borders opened to let in athletes, others. Many will be vaccinated. Not all. Huge reliance on daily testing for athletes, keeping them in a bubble. The contortions are extreme to pull this off.

7. Must ask why so much effort? Why so important? 17-day event. Will it lift world spirits? Maybe. Athletes deserve chance. Yes. But also think about cost-benefit. Who will profit? Who is paying most of the costs? Where is this on list of priorities in pandemic? Health Risks?