Tokyo 2021 Olympics in doubt
Games chief says next year’s Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic remains a threat
28 April 2020 - 15:25
Tokyo — The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic is not brought under control by 2021, the organising committee’s president has warned, ruling out further delays.
The comments, in an interview with a Japanese sports daily published on Tuesday, come as medical experts doubted whether the pandemic can be contained sufficiently by 2021 to hold an event drawing participants and spectators from around the world...
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