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IOC encouraged to involve UN in decision on Tokyo Olympics future amid coronavirus pandemic
A former International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president has suggested the organisation seek counsel from the United Nations on whether the delayed Tokyo Olympics go ahead, with the Games scheduled to start in July.
Key points:
- Kevan Gosper said UN involvement in deciding whether the Games went ahead was not out of the question
- Japan has been confronted by a growing number of COVID-19 infections
- The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 23
Tokyo organisers must weigh the geopolitical, budgetary and social pressures of staging the Games against the backdrop of a national emergency in which thousands of new COVID-19 infections are recorded daily.
The IOC could face a drastic loss of more than $1 billion — mainly from television…
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