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Olympics to go ahead regardless of Covid-19 pandemic: Tokyo 2020 president

Reuters Tokyo | Updated on February 02, 2021 Published on February 02, 2021

Yshiro Mori said the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the Olympics will happen

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee to make them happen.

“We will hold the Olympics, regardless of how the coronavirus (situation) looks,” said Mori, adding that the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the Olympics will happen. “We must consider new ways of hosting the Olympics,” he said.

Mori added that while working together had its difficulties, Tokyo 2020 organisers and the IOC had a strong relationship. Mori was speaking at the start of a meeting with Japan’s Sports Research Commission. The 2020 Games were postponed last year due to the global spread of the Covid-19.

A recent spike in infections in Japan that triggered a state of emergency in some areas has fuelled speculation about whether the rescheduled Games can be held this summer.

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Published on February 02, 2021
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