There is a statement by Yoshiro Mori, head of the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, which has been pushed back to 2021.
The head of the organizing committee for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, Yoshiro Mori said at a press conference. The postponed Olympic Games will be held this summer despite the coronavirus pandemic. Thus dismissing doubts about this event.
Comments from organizers and government officials
"We will certainly move forward, but the coronavirus (pandemic) is evolving," he said at a meeting of Olympic organizers and members of Japan's ruling party in Tokyo.
“We need to go beyond the discussion of whether we will keep it or not. It's about how we'll do it. Let us think of a new kind on this occasion the Olympic Games - added.
Comments come from organizers and government officials. They say matches can be played safely despite the rising number of COVID-19 infections around the world, including Japan.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was due to announce a monthly extension to the virus state of emergency on Tuesday. This means the measures will be in place until March 7 in Tokyo and several other parts of the country.
Details on large-scale countermeasures are on Wednesday
Tokyo 2020 organizers cannot pin Olympic hopes solely on vaccines, experts warn. Tougher border restrictions imposed after the infection worsened have already forced some sporting events to be postponed.
Organizers are expected to provide further details on Wednesday's wide-ranging countermeasures against the coronavirus. All they developed for the 2020 Games that were pushed back to 2021 last March as the virus was spreading around the world.
The national Olympic relay is scheduled to start on March 25.
However, the public seems to be against holding an Olympics this year. Now as many as 80% of Japanese support a further postponement or even cancellation of the Olympics in the January survey. The organizers said neither of these options was being considered. They received strong support from both the International Olympic Committee and athletes around the world.
