Singer alleges racism after he was dropped from Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony

A musician claims he was cut from the Olympic opening ceremony because he was black. Latyr Sy, a Senagalese percussionist based in Japan for 20 years, accused organisers of racism after he was booked and then cancelled for inclusion at the curtain-raiser. “It’s totally racist,” Mr. Sy reportedly said: “I was told they said ‘Why…