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Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled for coronavirus: report – Sydney Morning Herald
A Japanese government source has been quoted as saying the event will have to be cancelled.
About 80 per cent of people in Japan do not want the Games to be held this summer, recent opinion polls show, over fears the influx of athletes will spread the virus further.
Against this backdrop, the government was seeking a way to save face by announcing a cancellation that leaves the door open to Tokyo hosting at a later date, The Times report said.
“No one wants to be the first to say so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult,” it quoted the source as saying. “Personally, I don’t think…
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