There are concerns that the coronavirus epidemic might scupper the Tokyo Games. FMTNews Olympic IanThorpe
Australian legend Ian Thorpe was named the Australian ambassador for 2020 Olympic Games.
The flu-like virus is believed to have originated in a market selling wildlife in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year and has infected about 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700, the vast majority in China. International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told Reuters on Wednesday that organisers would “reluctantly” have to cancel the Games if the coronavirus developed into a serious pandemic.“I would most definitely be concerned,” the five-time Olympic champion told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
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