OLYMPIC ATHLETES ARRIVE IN JAPAN, ARE LOCKED IN HOTEL

The first Olympic team arrived last week in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics. They will spend the next seven weeks before the Games confined to their hotel. Chelsea Forkin, a member of Australia’s early-arriving softball team, said, “We can’t go outside and go for a walk, but that’s OK. We understand the rules and want to be respectful.” Currently in Japan, just 3 percent of the population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The country is taking enormous precautions to protect its population. Besides daily PCR tests, the athletes are confined to three floors of their hotel in Ota City … and use one elevator separated from other guests. They eat in their own dining room. Only six people are allowed in the gym at a time, so the 23 Australian athletes have a rotating schedule. They are not allowed to visit local bars, restaurants or shrines, but they can gather in a hotel meeting room outfitted with a Nintendo Switch. They have to sign a form promising not to make contact with the general public.
* Young, healthy, attractive, athletic people locked in a hotel for seven weeks. What to do… what to do… hmmm…
* This could so easily be turned into a reality show for an X-rated cable channel.
* In three weeks we’ll be reporting that Japan has to restock their supply of Olympic condoms.
* Australians face death every day just existing in their country, what with all the stuff trying to kill them. What’s a little Japanese COVID?
* Sounds like COVID isn’t the only thing they might catch.