What Could Coronavirus Mean For The Tokyo Olympics?

The latest in the broad family of coronaviruses to grab headlines and mess with the best laid plans has many of us wondering: will we still see the 2020 Olympic Games happen in Tokyo, Japan?

The idea of cancelling the Olympics may seem crazy, and that isn’t far from the truth. The Olympics have only been called off once before, in 1940 due to the start of World War II. But with the coronavirus sweeping around the globe — and heavily concentrated in its traced origin country, China — the International Olympic Committee was forced to contend with the potential threat of non-containment.

Tokyo organizing committee director hasn’t thrown in the towel, though. Far from it, in fact. While caution is being exercised as the Games near their commencement, Yoshiro Mori says the committee has every intention of the show pressing on.

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Article written by: Sally Spickard