国际奥委会:推迟东京奥运会至2021年夏天
国际奥委会成员 Dick Pound称懊悔会已决定延迟东京奥运会。
International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says the IOC has already decided to postpone the Tokyo Olympics.
Pound, speaking to American publication USA Today on Monday, was quoted as saying: "On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided."
He said in a phone interview that the parameters going forward have not been determined, and the Games will likely be moved to 2021.
The IOC announced on Sunday that the postponement of the Summer Games is an option and has given itself four weeks to make a decision.
The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally slated to kick off in Japan's capital on July 24, but there has been mounting pressure for organizers to postpone or cancel the Games due to an ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus, which the World Health Organization warned Monday is "accelerating."
The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally slated to kick off in Japan's capital on July 24, but there has been mounting pressure for organizers to postpone or cancel the Games due to an ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus, which the World Health Organization warned Monday is "accelerating."
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe echoed the IOC on Monday, saying the Olympics should be held in a complete way.