I personally like the idea of the Olympics as a way to get otherwise obscure sports and athletes into the public conversation, but they really just needed to declare that Japan will host the next Olympics in 2024:

Tokyo troubles mounting as positive COVID-19 tests continue to roll in, now topping 60 athletes, including as alternate on the US Olympic gymnastics team. #Olympics #TokyoOlympics #coronavirus #COVID19 #USGymnastics #gymnastics #tennis https://t.co/GzLQLG3RdB

— John Gravois (@Grav1) July 19, 2021