The deputy head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the Olympics as more athletes tested positive for Covid-19 and sponsors ditched plans to attend Friday’s opening ceremony.
Toshiro Muto, the committee’s chief executive, said organisers would continue to monitor the pandemic, and declined to say cancellation was not a possibility. “We can’t predict what will happen with the number of cases,” he said. “So we will continue discussions if there is a spike in cases.”
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Rates of new infection in Tokyo have risen by half, and infections among athletes are increasing just three days before the beginning of the Games.
The former head of the UK government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport has
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