100 days to go: a matter of controlling the controllable for modern pentathlete Edward Fernon

Australian Olympic Committee officials had a spectacular day with a Sydney Harbour backdrop to mark 100 days to go to the Tokyo Olympic Games, while across the equator and up the Pacific Ocean Tokyo was humid, rainy and fogged-in.

The seven-time Olympian who now runs the Tokyo organising committee, Seiko Hashimoto, was promising safety as a priority despite just over 70 per cent of locals remaining sceptical the games should go ahead.

Athletes everywhere, except North Korea which has…