Despite the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the Tokyo2020 Organizing Committee (TOGOC), IOC, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and National Olympic and Paralympic Committees (NOC/NPCs) delivered events across 42 venues for over 15 000 athletes from over 200 countries. Athletes lived in congregate housing (Olympic and Paralympic Village) within a metropolis featuring to record SARS-CoV-2 infections and resistance to the Games.1 Across 2 months of operations, over 1 million tests were performed on athletes and staff. There were fewer than 500 confirmed positive results, the majority outside the Athlete`s Village, involving volunteers and contractors. Less than 40 positive tests were detected among athletes.2 3 While opinions vary on the Games` impact on Japan,4 5 the infection mitigation strategy was mostly successful. The strategy included: (1) rigorous participant testing prior to and during the event, (2) separation of athletes and entourage from the public, (3) isolation of infected participants, (4) robust contact tracing involving mandatory cell-phone tracking and quarantine measures for close contacts of infected persons and (5) standard mitigation measures such as face masks, social distancing, hygiene protocols and a daily health questionnaire.
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