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Johan Blake: "I'd rather miss the Olympics than get vaccinated for Corona"
The Jamaican sprinter clarified: "Not ready to get vaccinated, I have my reasons."
The Olympic Committee will not force athletes to get vaccinated to participate
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Monday, 01 March 2021, 06:57
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Will not appear in Tokyo?
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It is still unclear whether the Olympics will actually take place this summer in Tokyo, but if so, it will happen in a completely different format and with quite a few shortcomings of such and other athletes.
The one who claims not to come to Japan this summer is Johan Blake, one of the most prominent names in the world of athletics in the last decade.
"My mind is still strong," he was quoted as saying by the media in his country, "I do not want to get any vaccine. I prefer to miss the Olympics since getting vaccinated, I am not ready to get vaccinated. I prefer not to get into it right now, but I have my reasons."
It should be noted that the Olympic Committee announced about a month ago that the various athletes will not be required to get vaccinated to take part in the Olympic Games, but the procedures may still change by the summer.
Since the outbreak of the plague, 422 Jamaican civilians have died from Corona.
There are more than 23,000 cases of infection in the country, and in the coming week Jamaica is expected to receive 50,000 first doses of vaccine.
Blake, 31, has so far competed in two Olympics: in 2012 he helped the Jamaican Apostles Quartet win 100x4 gold, while himself picking up silver medals in the 100 and 200 meters.
In 2016 his only medal was in the Apostles.
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