Cancellation of Olympics ‘off the table’ despite COVID-19, IOC member Dick Pound says – Wide World of Sports

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says he believes the Olympic Games will go ahead this year and says the option of cancelling the event is “essentially off the table.”
Speaking to CNN’s Selina Wang, Pound insisted that all indications suggest a “bubble” around those participating in Tokyo can be maintained but he stopped short of guaranteeing that it will be completely safe amid the pandemic.
“Nobody can guarantee anything. I mean, let’s be reasonable on that,” he said.
“But all…

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