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2020 Tokyo Olympics Likely To Be Suspended Due To Coronavirus, Japanese PM Admits

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By Joe Utichi Editor, AwardsLine As Canada and Australia pull out of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games set for Toyko, Japan, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe has conceded that the event is increasingly likely to face suspension as the Coronavirus crisis stretches on.

The Tokyo Olympics were due to begin July 24, but Abe told the Upper House Budget Committee in Japan Monday that the current situation “isn’t adequate” to allow the Games to proceed on schedule. “I don’t think the world will be ready considering the spread of the novel coronavirus infection,” Abe said.

Earlier this month, Japan’s Olympic minister had hoped Tokyo’s contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would allow for a simple postponement of the Games,

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