The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach on Sunday announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would not be canceled however a possible postponement of the festival could be made due to the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the world at the moment
In a statement, Bach said “The IOC executive board emphasized that a cancellation of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 would not solve any of the problems or help anybody,” “Therefore, cancellation is not on the agenda.”
The IOC also said that a decision on whether the Tokyo Games would eventually be postponed in the next four weeks. The game is scheduled to kick off on July 24