Coronavirus: Olympic doubts grow as Canada withdraws athletes
For weeks, Japanese officials have said the games will go ahead as planned.
"If it is difficult to hold in a complete way, a decision of postponement would be unavoidable as we think the athletes' safety is paramount," he said.The Olympics have never been postponed or cancelled in peacetime. The 1940 Olympics - which were called off because of World War Two - were due to be held in Tokyo.On Sunday, the IOC said it had given itself a deadline of four weeks to make a decision on the 2020 games.
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