IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the 2020 Olympic Games 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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