If Tokyo 2020 is cancelled it would be only the fourth time in more than 120 years. FMTNews Olympic Tokyo2020
People walk past the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo on March 4.
Every day brings new rumours and speculation about cancellation or delays, followed by firm statements from local and international organizers denying that any such measures are under consideration. Early Thursday, after the World Health Organisation elevated the outbreak to pandemic status, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the declaration would affect the debate about the Olympics, but there’s no way the games would be called off.But as the coronavirus crisis has escalated globally, high-level officials associated with the Olympics and global sports have made it clear they are thinking about it.
He’s told local media that he planned to propose a postponement, that May would be too late for a decision, and that the local committee needed to think ahead of the IOC.
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