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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2020 18:27:34 GMT
The CEO of the Tokyo Olympics is keeping it real -- maybe too real -- saying there's a serious possibility the Games will NOT go down in 2021, as scheduled. Long story short ... Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto says it's impossible to predict where the world will be with the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2021, when the Games were rescheduled to begin. "I don't think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not," Muto said ... ''We're certainly are not in a position to give you a clear answer." "We have made the decision to postpone the games by one year. So this means that all we can do is work hard to prepare for the games." "We sincerely hope that come next year mankind will manage to overcome the coronavirus crisis.'' Muto was asked if there's a Plan B if the rescheduled Games can't go on ... and his response was not super encouraging. "Rather than think about alternatives plans ... Mankind should bring together all of its technology and wisdom to work hard so they can development treatments, medicines and vaccines.''
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Post by Admin on May 21, 2020 23:43:41 GMT
IOC president Thomas Bach was reportedly told by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe that 2021 is the "last option," for the Tokyo Olympics, according to the BBC.
Tokyo was slated to hold the Olympics in 2020, but the games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"You cannot every year change the entire sports schedule worldwide of all the major federations. You cannot have the athletes being in uncertainty," Bach told Roan. "You cannot have so much overlapping with a future Olympic Games, so I have some understanding for this approach by our Japanese partners.”
“When we have a clear view on how the world will look on July 23, 2021, then [we will] take the appropriate decisions,” he added.
Bach and the IOC have not determined whether a COVID-19 vaccine is necessary to host the Olympics.
"We are relying on the advice of the World Health Organization,” Bach said. “We have established one principle: to organize these Games in a safe environment for all the participants. Nobody knows what the world will look like in one year, in two months."
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are now slated to be held from July 24 to Aug. 9.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2020 21:03:09 GMT
In today’s meeting, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (EB) approved the reallocations of medals, diplomas and medallist pins from three editions of the Olympic Games and one Youth Olympic Games following decisions made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Reallocations concerned the Olympic Games editions of London 2012, Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016, as well as the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.
Following the disqualification of some athletes, the results have been adjusted accordingly by the International Federations involved.
The chief executive of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics says the planned Olympic Games for next year will "not be done with grand splendor",... as organizers announced they're working on more than 200 ideas to simplify and reduce costs.
Speaking at a news conference Wednesday,... Toshio Muto revealed that the organizers have not ruled out reducing the number of fans,... but the competition schedule remains unchanged for now.
He also stressed that ensuring the health and safety of the athletes and spectators is their top priority.
The 2020 Games in Tokyo were set to start at the end of July,... but it was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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