International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams fielded several questions regarding the status of the Tokyo Olympics as the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow worldwide. Adams remained firm in his stance that the Summer Games will begin as scheduled July 24.
"We made a decision and the decision is the Games go ahead," Adams said.
Adams said the IOC has been in communication with the World Health Organization and all the advice given is that they've received the go-ahead.
The Olympics' status came into question after senior IOC member Dick Pound said a decision should be made by late May on whether the Games would be staged.