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IOC dismisses reports Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president and chair of the Tokyo Coordination Commission John Coates has shot down media reports suggesting Tokyo is looking for a way out of this year’s postponed Olympic Games.
Key points:
- Coates says no discussions have taken place about cancelling the Tokyo Games
- Japan’s Prime Minister rejects the suggestion his Government want to cancel the Games
- AOC boss Matt Carroll says the Games will be more athlete-focussed, but will take place
Coates was referring to an article published in the London newspaper The Times that said the Japanese Government had concluded the Games would have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, citing one unidentified source from the ruling coalition.
“There…
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