Has the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games been cancelled?

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was originally planned to be held from July 24th to August 9th, local time, but now the epidemic situation in Japan is more severe. Many people are very worried that this will seriously affect the normal hosting of the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan, because there will be a large number of foreign tourists visiting Tokyo during the Olympic Games, which is worrying. Will the Tokyo Olympic Games be cancelled?

The cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has not been announced, and it needs to be judged according to the time of epidemic control. If May is not effectively controlled, it is likely to be cancelled or postponed.

On February 25th, 2020, local time, senior members of the International Olympic Committee said that if the COVID-19 epidemic is not controlled in late May, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games may be cancelled instead of being postponed or held in another city.

According to reports, Dick pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee,

Pound) (former Canadian swimming champion) said that if the COVID-19 epidemic proves that the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo this summer are too dangerous, the organizers will probably cancel the Olympic Games completely instead of postponing or changing the city.

According to his estimation, there are still two or three months to decide the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which means that the decision may be postponed until late May.

Dick Dick pound said that before or after this, people might ask, "Is the epidemic under control enough? Can we have the confidence to go to Tokyo?"

With the Olympic Games approaching, he said, "Many things must start from now, and you must also start to strengthen your own safety, including your food, the Olympic Village, hotels, and media people will set up their studios there." If the IOC decides that the Tokyo Olympic Games cannot be held as scheduled, "you may see the game cancelled."

Pound also encouraged athletes to keep training. He said, "As far as we know, you will go to Tokyo."

"All indications are that everything will go on as usual at this stage. So please continue to focus on your exercise. "

In recent days, the number of cases in other parts of the world has been rising, which is worrying. On 25th, South Korea reported 144 confirmed cases again in one day, and the cumulative confirmed cases were close to 1000. Iran has also made the outside world sweat. According to the news from Iran, COVID-19, Iran's deputy health minister, tested positive. The impact of the epidemic on Japan is also growing.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on the 25th that the number of newly diagnosed people 10, including passengers and crew on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess", increased to 86 1 person in Japan. Another passenger on the "Diamond Princess" died in the hospital on the 25th, which was the fourth death of the cruise ship.

Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, said in Geneva on 24th that the surge of COVID-19 cases in Italian, Iranian and Korean places is "deeply worrying", but the epidemic situation has not yet constituted an "epidemic situation". He also called on all countries to "make every effort to prepare for possible outbreaks".

The Tokyo stock market ushered in a trading day after three consecutive closures on the 25th, with the Nikkei index falling more than 3.3%. Japan Professional Football League (J League) held a board meeting on the same day and decided to cancel all official matches as of March 15. Earlier, the Japanese government had stressed that strict epidemic prevention measures would be taken to ensure that the Tokyo Olympic Games, which started on July 24th, would not be affected.