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'Tokyo 2020 Olympics won't be cancelled or postponed'

Asked when the organisers could decide on changes to the Olympics, he said: "I'm not God so I don't know."

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Published : Mar 4, 2020, 11:14 PM IST

Tokyo: Yoshiro Mori, the president of Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, on Wednesday dismissed the speculation that the Games might be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

"I am totally not considering this," Mori told reporters at a briefing when asked about a possible cancellation.

Asked when the organisers could decide on changes to the Olympics, he said: "I'm not God so I don't know."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to be held between July 24 to August 9 this year.

The IOC board heard a report on all the measures taken so far to address the coronavirus situation, which was followed by a comprehensive discussion, a statement on IOC's official website read.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

IOC spokesman Mark Adams while addressing a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland said that it sees "no reason" to think anything other than the Games will be going ahead as planned.

"We're not even worrying, thinking about that (relocation), because we're planning to have the games on the 24th of July," said Mark Adams

It appreciates and supports the measures being taken, which constitute an important part of Tokyo's plans to host safe and secure Games, the statement read.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Japan's Olympic Minister had on Tuesday said that the agreement that the host city has with the IOC could be interpreted as having a provision for holding the Games in a later month within 2020.

Tokyo: Yoshiro Mori, the president of Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, on Wednesday dismissed the speculation that the Games might be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

"I am totally not considering this," Mori told reporters at a briefing when asked about a possible cancellation.

Asked when the organisers could decide on changes to the Olympics, he said: "I'm not God so I don't know."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to be held between July 24 to August 9 this year.

The IOC board heard a report on all the measures taken so far to address the coronavirus situation, which was followed by a comprehensive discussion, a statement on IOC's official website read.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

IOC spokesman Mark Adams while addressing a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland said that it sees "no reason" to think anything other than the Games will be going ahead as planned.

"We're not even worrying, thinking about that (relocation), because we're planning to have the games on the 24th of July," said Mark Adams

It appreciates and supports the measures being taken, which constitute an important part of Tokyo's plans to host safe and secure Games, the statement read.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Japan's Olympic Minister had on Tuesday said that the agreement that the host city has with the IOC could be interpreted as having a provision for holding the Games in a later month within 2020.

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