In an interview with The New York Times, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach ruled out the cancellation of the Games, saying it was 'not on the agenda.'
But he and the IOC have come under increasing criticism in recent days from athletes and national Olympic leaders begging for clarity.
Training is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, throughout much of Europe and North America. In the United States, most university athletic facilities and public gyms have closed. Two U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training CentersAthletes also have expressed concern that, with as easily as COVID-19 spreads, they are putting themselves, and the general public, at risk if they continue trying to train.
“I will not speculate,” Bach said. “But we owe it to all the athletes, and we owe it to all the half of the world that watches the Olympics to say we are not putting the cancellation of the Games on the agenda.”appear to echo the IOC’s previous insistence that the Games will go on as planned, there has been a shift in messaging both from him and Tokyo organizers. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said earlier in the week that he wanted Tokyo to “hold the Olympics and Paralympics perfectly.
In his interview with The Times, Bach essentially ruled out cancellation of the Games, saying it was “not on the agenda.” But he refused to be pinned down about a potential postponement. “I have already answered,” Bach said when he was asked directly about postponing the Olympics. “We are committed to the success of these Games.”
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