President Shinzo Abe has asked for a suspension on all major sporting and cultural events to stem the spread of coronavirus, but government insists Olympic Games remains scheduled as planned
The prospect of the Games being relocated has been raised, with London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey pushing the capital cities provisions to stage the Olympics at late notice after last hosting it eight years ago. But Pound disagreed with that prospect, and believes that “you’re probably looking at a cancellation” if“To move the place is difficult because there are few places in the world that could think of gearing up facilities in that short time to put something on.
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