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Olympic boss Thomas Bach admits for first time Tokyo Games may well be postponed
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mirror.co.ukOlympic chiefs admitted for the first time last night that the Tokyo Games could well be postponed - but promised they would not be cancelled.
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, revealed he had written to athletes confirming a decision to delay sport’s greatest show was under consideration in the face of the coronavirus crisis. “Human lives take precedence over everything, including the staging of the Games,” he said. “The IOC wants to be part of the solution. “Therefore we have made it our leading principle to safeguard the health of everyone involved, and to contribute to containing the virus.” Bach said the IOC’s ‘scenario planning’ - which is supported by organisers of the Paralympics - would be completed
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