SYDNEY – Australia’s Olympic Committee on Wednesday hailed a decision to fast-track vaccinations for athletes travelling to the Tokyo Games despite accusations of queue-jumping.
The Australian government announced late Tuesday that an estimated 2,000 athletes and staff would get jabs before travelling to the games, which are scheduled to begin on July 23.
“We want to see our athletes head to Tokyo to compete and then return to Australia safely,” said health minister Greg Hunt.
Australian Olympic Committee CEO Matt Carroll welcomed the news Wednesday as a “great relief” to athletes and officials — like himself — who are going to the Games.
“It’s great news for the athletes, great news for the officials,” he said, insisting…
