Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, suggested a vaccine would be key to holding the Games next year
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2020.The delayed Tokyo Olympics could not be held next year if conditions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continue as they are, the president of the organizing committee said Wednesday.
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers have repeatedly expressed confidence the games will take place, though they have offered few details on how they can happen in the middle of a pandemic. “It would be too much for us to answer each of these hypothetical questions,” Mori said. “I don’t think this situation will last for another year.”
“Whether the Olympics can be done or not is about whether humanity can beat the coronavirus,” Mori said. “Specifically, to develop a vaccine or drug is the first point.”Organizers and the IOC say they want to simplify the games to help reduce the soaring costs. But officials cannot say now if fans will be permitted next year, or if athletes will face quarantines. They say few details will be available until the fall.
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