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Views towards Tokyo Olympics

Aug 3, 2021

Q. The Tokyo Olympic Games were originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but were postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the Games have started, Covid-19 cases in Japan continue to increase.

Which of the following is closer to your view?

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
It’s fine that the Tokyo Olympics went ahead as planned this year	28%	33%	23%	27%		26%	29%	26%		32%	26%	29%
The Tokyo Olympics should have been further postponed until the Covid-19 outbreak in Japan is under control	33%	32%	33%	40%		34%	25%	37%		32%	37%	25%
The Tokyo Olympics should have been cancelled altogether	28%	26%	30%	19%		30%	35%	27%		26%	26%	33%
Unsure	11%	9%	14%	14%		10%	11%	10%		10%	11%	12%
Base (n)	1,098	537	561	341		372	385	371		402	90	128

While 28% of people are in favour of the games going ahead as planned, a third (33%) think there should have been a further postponement and 28% think the Tokyo Olympics should have been cancelled altogether.

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