The former deputy chairman of the 2012 London Games organizing committee said on Tuesday he would be planning for a cancellation if in charge of the Tokyo Olympics.

Keith Mills told BBC radio that the delayed Summer Games scheduled for July and August appeared unlikely to happen, in his opinion, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"If I was sitting in the shoes of the organizing committee in Tokyo, and thankfully I’m not, I would be making plans for a cancellation," he said.