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Cancelling Olympics remains an option: Japanese official – Sydney Morning Herald
A senior Japanese ruling party official has reportedly said cancelling this year’s Olympic Games is an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire.
A senior Japanese ruling party official says cancelling this years Olympic Games is an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, less than 100 days from the planned start of the Games.
If it seems impossible to do it any more, then we have to stop, decisively, Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said in comments to broadcaster TBS.
The Tokyo Olympics are due to begin in less than 100 days.Credit:AP
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