Japan's Olympic minister said the country is determined to hold 'safe and secure' Olympics on schedule, a day after President Trump said Tokyo should consider delaying them for a year because of coronavirus
TOKYO - Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Friday they were moving ahead with preparations to hold “safe and secure” Games on schedule, after U.S. President Donald Trump said officials should consider delaying the event for one year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee wants to move ahead with preparations for a safe and secure Games this July,” the organizers told Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. The outbreak has already crippled global travel and hit Olympic qualifiers and other sports events. Japan has shuttered schools. Public health officials have discouraged large gatherings to curtail the spread of the highly contagious disease, and major soccer tournaments, National Basketball Association games and other sports have been halted.“Maybe they postpone it for a year...
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