Veteran IOC Member Says 2020 Olympics Will Be Postponed Due to Coronavirus

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Veteran IOC Member Says 2020 Olympics Will Be Postponed Due to Coronavirus
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BREAKING: “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24.'

. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.”that the executive board of the Tokyo 2020 planning committee is discussing a possible postponement to the Olympics and will make a final decision within the next month.

“The IOC will [...] start detailed discussions to complete its assessment of the rapid development of the worldwide health situation and its impact on the Olympic Games, including the scenario of postponement,” the IOC said in the. “The IOC is confident that it will have [finalized] these discussions within the next four weeks.”

The IOC said that “cancellation is not on the agenda” for these talks, meaning that the Olympics will only be delayed, but not cancelled, if scheduling changes are made.to Brennan. “We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense.

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