Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefU.S. First Lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Friday, according to Japanese reports.
But organizers said on Wednesday that the ceremony will be a scaled-down affair with “sobering” performances.The head of the Tokyo games organizing committee Muto Toshiro on Wednesday said that even at this late stage it is not possible to rule out cancelling the games.
His comment contradicted remarks by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, who the same day said that “cancellation was never an option.”“We will continue discussions if there is a spike in cases,” said Muto at a press conference.
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