Tokyo's OC chief: “We are not discussing canceling the Olympics”

Muto admitted that people around the world were worried about the Corona development, but assured that the games would be possible - even without spectators. “We are not discussing cancellation,” Muto said in an interview with the French news agency AFP a good six months before the planned start of the games (July 23 to August 8, 2021). “The staging of the Games is our unwavering policy, at this point we are not discussing anything else,” Muto said. However, the situation is tense, previous Olympic organizers recently said that the Games would be “unlikely” to succeed, and one Olympic champion even described the plans as “ridiculous”. Recent surveys have shown that many Japanese now reject the games, and Japan's borders are currently all but closed to foreign tourists. Games without spectators “not desirable” There is also ongoing discussion about whether spectators should be allowed. Muto said it was “undesirable” to hold the games without fans, but also not out of the question. In November, President Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said he was “very, very confident” that spectators would be allowed. The first decisions on the form of the event should be made in the spring. Muto emphasized that the implementation of the 53-page coronavirus regulations is extremely important. The treaty requires regular testing for athletes, restricts athletes' freedom of movement and describes exactly how long athletes are allowed to stay in the Olympic Village. “If we don’t plan this thoroughly, we won’t be able to hold a safe Olympics,” Muto said.

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Tokyo's OC chief: “We are not discussing canceling the Olympics”

President Toshiro Muto of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee remains “unwavering” in holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the summer:

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