The World Players Association (WPA) has called for the IOC to revoke waivers as a condition of participation at the Olympic Games, with the rights group calling for the risk to be removed from athletes’ shoulders.

The issue of waivers was raised during the forum by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Athletes' Advisory Council’s Mark Ladwig, a former figure skater.

IOC chief operating officer Lana Haddad said the waivers were standard practice at other major events and that they had been in place at previous Olympic Games.

"No Government or health authority can or has taken over guarantees against infections, this is a risk we all bear," Haddad said.

"The entry forms have been in place for previous Games and have been updated to include COVID-19.

"This is to provide transparency and ensures informed consent from the Games participants.

"The entry forms are consistent with standard practice of all other big event organisers.

"The forms are within the framework of the law, I may add.

"In general on the COVID-19 countermeasures, everyone whether they are vaccinated or not have to follow the same rules."

IOC sport director Kit McConnell and Olympic Games Operations Director Pierre Ducrey provided updates on preparations in Tokyo.

McConnell said organisers are working through a range of potential scenarios for the Games, with the third and final version of playbooks for the Games set to be published next month.

McConnell said this includes working through rules and regulations should an athlete or team be unable to compete, as well as if there were issues regarding technical officials required for competition.

Adaptability was highlighted by McConnell, who stressed that the key aim was ensuring safe and secure competition.

Ducrey, who is currently in Tokyo, said Tokyo 2020 were being taken through a series of operational tests.

The tests are aimed at seeing how organisers would be able to adapt to issues which may occur during the Games.

Athletes are due to be tested daily at the Games, under the protocols outlined in the second version of the playbooks.

Ducrey said athletes would have saliva tests, with a samples potentially being analysed twice should the initial analysis prove inconclusive or be positive.

A nasopharyngeal test would be required should the second analysis prove inconclusive or be positive.

Ducrey said organisers wanted there to be a clear and certain process for athletes, ensuring no decision was made about potential isolation or exclusion without having the full opportunity to be tested with up-to-date methods.

Families and friends will be absent from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The IOC Athletes’ Commission announced during the forum that an “Athlete Moment” process will be in place during the Games.

The initiative will see athletes have the opportunity to nominate five family and friends, who can be connected virtually after their final competition of the Games.

It is claimed this will allow athletes to immediately connect with people who would normally have been at the Games offering support.