IOC readying plans in case of deferral?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games as athletes, teams and federations called for a delay because of the coronavirus pandemic.
IOC President Thomas Bach, who has insisted the Games will go ahead as planned, said yesterday: "The Olympic Games cannot be moved like football to next Saturday."
He also ruled out a cancellation but sources told Reuters on Sunday that organisers were drafting alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer.
"We have been asked to make a simulation in case of a postponement," a source close to the organising committee who is involved in drafting the scenarios said. "We are making plans - plan B, C, D - looking at different time-frames," said the official, adding the scenarios included cost estimates for different delays.
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