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IOC VP: Tokyo Olympics go ahead even if state of emergency – Wide World of Sports
Bold claim rejected by ‘concerned’ locals
TOKYO (AP) — The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said the games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases.
John Coates, speaking from Australia in a virtual news conference with Tokyo organisers at the end of three days of meetings, said this would be the case even if local medical experts advised against holding the Olympics.
“The advice we have from the WHO (World Health…
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