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Tokyo Games face skeptics
东京奥运一周年倒计时
The postponed Tokyo Olympics have reached the one-year-to-go mark on Thursday.
7月23日，延期后的东京奥运会迎来倒计时一周年。
But in Japan, just one in four people want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or a cancellation, a new poll shows.
最新民调显示，每四个日本人中只有一人希望看到因新冠肺炎疫情延期的东京奥运会能在明年举行，大部分日本人支持继续推迟或者取消这届奥运会。
Only 23.9% of respondents in the three-day nationwide poll published Sunday said they wanted to see the 2020 Games held next year.
这份由共同社实施、为期三天的全国性民调的结果于7月19日发布，民调发现，只有23.9%的受访者说他们希望东京奥运会能在明年举行；
The survey carried out by Kyodo news agency found 36.4% of respondents back a further delay of the Games, while 33.7% think the event should be canceled altogether.
36.4%的受访者支持进一步推迟举办奥运会，另有33.7%的人则认为这届奥运会应该被完全取消。
Most of those backing a delay or cancellation said they simply didn't believe the pandemic could be contained in time for the Games, now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021.
大部分支持推迟或取消奥运会的人表示，他们根本不相信到明年7月23日奥运会举办时疫情能得到控制。
