Tokyo Olympics fate in 2021 still hangs in balance as COVID-19 pandemic rages on

The brutality of COVID-19 has been keenly felt by sports industries around the world, and especially so for the Tokyo Olympic Games, which has been pushed back a year to 2021 due to the pandemic.  

As the U.S. has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from the deadly virus and global infections continue to soar, the million-dollar question has shifted from "How will Japan stage the Games?" to "Will the Games be staged at all?" 

In mid-April, Tokyo 2020 organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto gave the starkest warning yet that the rearranged Games might not happen, as the veteran indicated for the first time that he could not guarantee the 2021 Summer Olympics will take place in 2021.  

"I don't think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get the virus under control by next July or not. We're certainly not in a position to give you a clear answer," observed Muto.

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