ATHENS (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with growing calls for their delay from athletes, teams and federations because of the coronavirus pandemic.
IOC President Thomas Bach, who has insisted the Games will go ahead as planned, said any decision to change an Olympic Games was not a simple matter like rescheduling a game and would need careful planning and information.
“The Olympic Games cannot be moved like a football game next Saturday,” he told Germany’s SWR broadcaster. “It is a complex undertaking and you can only act responsibly when you have a clear decision-making foundation.”
He also ruled out cancelling the Games.
“A cancellation of the Games would be the least fair solution. A cancellation would destroy the Olympic dream of 11,