Tokyo Olympics: Team SA to receive Covid-19 vaccinations

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Tokyo Olympics: Team SA to receive Covid-19 vaccinations

With only two months to go before the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC has announced its offer to make available vaccine doses to all athletes of member countries.

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