ATHENS – The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement — as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, it said after an emergency meeting on Sunday.
The IOC will hold discussions that will include an option of putting back the July 24 start date or even moving the games by a year or more due to the global coronavirus outbreak, but said canceling the Games would not solve problems or help anybody.
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