TOKYO, Mar 6 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO, Toshiro Muto, reiterated here that, the postponed Olympics will never be pushed back again or cancelled, although the COVID-19 state of emergency, covering the Tokyo metropolitan area has been extended.
Muto said, “There are people who say the games should be postponed, but from my point of view, pushing them back is impossible.
“Holding them in July is the latest option.”
He said, athletes will not be able to train under pressure, if the games is pushed back to 2022, and the international community will not stand behind this idea.
Muto added that, the organisers cannot secure the athletes’ village for another year, as residents are scheduled to start moving into new condos there, in Mar, 2024.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been rescheduled for July 23-Aug 8.– NNN-NHK
