A senior official from the London 2012 Games has said, The Tokyo Olympics look “unlikely” to go ahead as the coronavirus pandemic continues to paralyze large parts of the world. Keith Mills, who was deputy chairman of the London 2012 organizing committee, said Tokyo officials should be making plans to cancel.
Japanese and International Olympic Committee officials remain adamant the 2020 Games, already postponed for a year, will go ahead in July and August despite the ongoing health crisis. "Personally, sitting here, looking at the pandemic around the world, in South America, North America, Africa and Europe, it looks unlikely," Mills told the BBC.
"If I were sitting in the shoes of the organizers, I would be making plans for cancellation and I'm sure they do, but I think they will leave it until absolutely the last minute in case the situation improves dramatically.
Tokyo and other parts of Japan are currently under a state of emergency to quash a surge in infections, and polls indicate that public support for the Olympics has plunged.
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