Tokyo 2020 President says Olympics to go ahead amid coronavirus
The National Stadium will be the main venue for the Tokyo Olympic Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Thursday (February 13) that the committee is not considering cancelling the Olympics due to the coronavirus.
In a bid to quell "irresponsible rumours" about the fate of the Games, Mori made the announcement at the 11th Project Review meeting between the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020.
Mori said the committee has established a task force to deal with the spread of coronavirus in cooperation with the Japanese government.
IOC’s Co-ordination Commission Chief for the Tokyo Games, John Coates, who attended the meeting described the virus as an "unexpected issue". Coates said he looked forward to hearing Tokyo’s measures to ensure athletes and visitors to the games are not affected by the virus.
