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Concern is growing over the impact of the coronavirus on the Olympic Games after new cases in Japan were confirmed and the domestic top-flight football competition was called off until next month.
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said outright cancellation of the Games, rather than postponement or relocation, would be likely if the disease proved too dangerous for the event – which is scheduled to start on 24 July – to go ahead.
Written by Gavin Blair in Tokyo and agencies
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/26/tokyo-olympic-games-could-be-cancelled-if-coronavirus-not-controlled-ioc-member-says under the title “Tokyo Olympic Games could be cancelled if coronavirus not controlled, IOC member says”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
