General
Tokyo Olympics has ‘no Plan B’ and will go ahead in 2021, IOC head says
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has reaffirmed his commitment to holding the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying there was “no Plan B” for the showpiece sporting event.
Key points:
- The Tokyo Games are set to begin on July 23
- Mr Bach said there was no reason to believe the Games would not go ahead
- Japan recently declared a COVID-19 state of emergency in several regions including Tokyo
After the Games were postponed last year because of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, Saturday marks six months until the rearranged Olympics are due to start on July 23.
Despite dwindling public support and a surge in coronavirus cases across the world, organisers are adamant the Tokyo Games will go ahead.
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