It is far too early to get in a panic over the fate of the Tokyo Olympics.
The coronavirus is not to be taken lightly, with more than 80,000 cases and 2,700 deaths in 40-plus countries. Longtime International Olympic Committee Dick Pound is probably right when he says a decision on the Games would need to be made by late May, and that postponing or moving them aren’t viable options.
But Pound – and let’s make it clear, he was speaking for himself, not the IOC – didn’t say a decision WILL be made. He said that would be the timeframe IFthere’s a decision to be made.