The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo could likely be postponed, Dick Pound, International Olympic Committee member, told USA Today.
“The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know,” Pound said in a phone interview.
This comes just one day after the IOC gave itself a four-week deadline to determine whether the games will go on in 2020 or at a later date because of the coronavirus pandemic. The committee has ruled out canceling the Olympics.
Canada was the first country to back out of the games Sunday, and Australia followed soon after on Monday in an effort to prioritize the health of the public and athletes.