Ukubambezeleka Kwe-Olimpiki ngo-2020: Ukuchoboza umoya wokungenisa izihambi eTokyo

Izinkampani zokulala zase-Japan - ikakhulukazi abanikazi bamahhotela - bebesebenzisa unyaka oqinile wabavakashi ukuze banxephezele ukutshalwa kwezimali okubalulekile. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali okunenani eliphezulu phakathi nokukhula komnotho osekuvele kuhlaba umkhosi kwenziwa ngethemba lokuthi imali etholakala kuma-Olympics izoqalisa ukubuyisela imali kwabathintekayo, kodwa manje Ukubambezeleka kwama-Olympics ka-2020 iphakamisa ikhanda layo elibi ngenxa ye-COVID-19 coronavirus.

Emhlabeni wanamuhla, abadlali abakhulu abazinze enhlokodolobha yase-Japan bazokhululeka ngokuthi ukukhanselwa kwe-Olympic kugwenyiwe, kodwa ama-opharetha amancane ngeke akwazi ukubona umugqa osiliva. I-Olympics ingenye yeziningi imicimbi emikhulu iyakhanselwa emhlabeni jikelele.

“Izikhungo eziningi ezincane ezingenayo imali eshisiwe izimbangi zazo ezinkulu ezinazo zidinga ukuthi ama-Olympics enzeka kuleli hlobo,” kuphawula u-Ralph Hollister, umhlaziyi wezokuvakasha nowenkampani ehlaziya umhlaba wonke.

"Ukuvalwa kwezindawo ezikhangayo ezinkulu eJapan okukhuthaze ukuhamba njalo kwezivakashi ezinjengeTokyo Disneyland, kuhlanganiswe neChina evimbela uhambo lwaphesheya kwezilwandle, kudale ukuntuleka okukhulu kwezokuvakasha ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula. Lokhu kuntuleka kwezihambeli kwakusho ukuthi abahlinzeki abaningi bezindawo zokulala kufanele bathembele kakhulu emalini engenayo ethuthukiswayo ngama-Olympics ayimpumelelo ka-2020.

“Ukusimama komkhakha wezokwamukela izihambi eJapan bekuvele kubuzwa imibuzo ngaphambi kokuvela kwe-coronavirus (COVID-19) ngenxa yokutshala imali ngokweqile, okubangele ukwanda okusheshayo kokwakhiwa kwamahhotela, okubangele usongo olukhulayo lokugcwala kwezimakethe.

“Izinkinga zokuhamba kwemali bezikhathaza kakhulu amahhotela amaningi aseJapan abeseqala ukuzwa umthelela wokuwohloka komnotho. Abanye ngeke babe namandla ezezimali okuhlala bevulekile ukuze bathole imivuzo ye-Tokyo 2021.”

UNdunankulu waseJapan uShinzo Abe kanye noMongameli weKomidi Lama-Olimpiki Wamazwe Ngamazwe uThomas Bach babambe ingqungquthela yocingo ngoMashi 24, 2020, lapho kwavunyelwana khona ukuthi indlela engcono kakhulu eya phambili kwakuwukubambezeleka kweMidlalo yama-Olimpiki ka-2020. Ekugcineni, ngemuva kwamasonto okungaqiniseki ngekusasa layo phakathi nobhubhane lomhlaba wonke lwe-coronavirus, kwavunyelwana ukuthi iMidlalo Yama-Olimpiki yaseTokyo 2020 izobambezeleka kuze kube yihlobo lika-2021 maduze nje.