The 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo were postponed by a year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the fate of the rescheduled event still hung in the balance as the health crisis was still raging on a year later. During a May 2021 survey in selected European countries, 58 percent of respondents from France believed that it was not very likely or not at all likely that the Summer Games would go ahead as scheduled in 2021.
Likelihood of the Tokyo Olympic Games going ahead in 2021 according to respondents in selected European countries as of May 2021
Characteristic
Fairly/very likely
Not very/not at all likely
Great Britain
34%
50%
Germany
29%
57%
France
28%
58%
Denmark
36%
51%
Sweden
34%
55%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents34%34%29%29%28%28%36%36%34%34%50%50%57%57%58%58%51%51%55%55%Fairly/very likelyNot very/not at all likelyGreat BritainGermanyFranceDenmarkSweden
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
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YouGov. (June 7, 2021). Likelihood of the Tokyo Olympic Games going ahead in 2021 according to respondents in selected European countries as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242721/olympic-likelihood/
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YouGov. (2021). Likelihood of the Tokyo Olympic Games going ahead in 2021 according to respondents in selected European countries as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242721/olympic-likelihood/
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