What are Indias prospects at the Tokyo Olympics? | In Focus

Published: July 22, 2021, 1:08 p.m.

b'With the Tokyo Olympics finally kicking off this week, one year late, there is both excitement as well as uncertainty around the event. Tokyo is still under a COVID emergency, and there are many who worry that the Olympics shouldn\\u2019t become a public health catastrophe. In Japan itself, public opinion is sharply divided. In fact, one of the biggest Olympic sponsors, Toyota, has said that they won\\u2019t be running TV ads in Japan \\u2013 which is one indicator of the public mood about the Games.\\nBut despite the misgivings around the pandemic, the show is set to go on, and in India, there is already plenty of buzz about medal prospects. We try and get a sense of what\\u2019s in store in the coming weeks in Japan, both within the sporting arena and beyond.\\nGuest: Rakesh Rao, Deputy Editor, Sports, The Hindu\\nHost: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu'