Seb Coe says he firmly expects the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead - despite the postponement of the World Indoor Athletics Championships.
The World Indoors, scheduled for Nanjing in China next March, had already been postponed once. They have now been rescheduled for 2023.
Despite that and the fact Tokyo confirmed a record 602 new Covid cases yesterday, Lord Coe expects the flame to be lit as planned on July 23. “I went to Tokyo just a few weeks ago with a small team and was very comforted that there is a real cast-iron will to deliver these Games. “Yeah there’ll be adaptations and changes.
They talked about simplification and other things, but they are absolutely determined to stage these Games. “So I have a pretty high level of confidence
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