Tokyo 2020 Olympics cancellation possibility from Coronavirus

[+ lkbreth]

TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers are more likely to cancel it altogether than to postpone or move it. Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion who has been on the IOC since 1978, making him its longest-serving member, estimated there is a three-month window — perhaps a two-month one — to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, meaning a decision could be put off until late May.

 

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First of all, if the Olympics are canceled due to the ongoing virus outbreak, that would be extremely disappointing.

 

Although the article states that he is the longest member and before that was a swimming champion, I just can't believe that at some point Dick Pound didn't moonlight as a porn star.

[TruthBTold]

I seem to have heard that the only other time that the Olympics has not been held is when they have been cancelled because of WWI and WWII.

[lonely_john]

It will be a shame not being able to see all those shorts with hot bulges streaming on video.

[mike carey]

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[MikeBiDude]

This was today, US track team thinks Japan Olympics should be delayed. Tough decisions

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/21/sport/usa-track--field-2020-olympics-postponed-spt-intl/index.html

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

I heard on the radio this morning that gold-medal swimmer from the Rio Olympics Lilly King cannot find a pool to practice in. As a student at Indiana University, the campus was closed, including all of the athletic facilities. She was then practicing at the local Y until the governor shut down all gyms.

 

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2020/03/17/tokyo-olympics-us-swimming-champ-struggles-prepare-games/5071448002/

[marylander1940]

It's official!

 

Tokyo 2021!

 

 

Tokyo Olympic Games postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak