Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic is not over: Games chief

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the COVID-19 pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organizing committee's president said in comments published Tuesday.

The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games – which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021 – but Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said no further postponement was possible.

In an interview with Japan's Nikkan Sports daily, Mori was categorical when asked if the Olympics could be delayed until 2022 if the pandemic remains a threat next year, replying: "No."

"In that case, it's cancelled," Mori said.

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