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Scheduled to be held on the 23rdOlympicsThe opening ceremony of the meeting, but the opening ceremony has not yet been held, and the Olympic athletes’ villageCOVID-19The number of confirmed cases has risen,Chairman of the Organizing CommitteeSaid it would pay close attentionepidemic, Do not rule out the suspension of the Olympic Games when necessary.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Do not rule out the suspension of the Olympic Games

According to a CNBC report, the chairman of the organizing committee Toshiro Muto said on the 20th that the suspension of the Olympics will not be ruled out as the epidemic continues to expand.

According to foreign media sources, Japan’s vaccination plan is behind schedule. The country currently has more than 840,000 confirmed cases and 15,000 deaths. As of July 20, 67 people have been diagnosed in the Olympic Games, among which the number of confirmed cases of foreign Olympic delegation members and Japanese personnel on the ground is about half.

Many sponsors have also announced that they will not participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Toyota has stopped sponsoring the Olympics because of different ideas from the Olympic organizers.

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During the interview, Toshiro Muto said that he would pay close attention to the number of confirmed cases and discuss follow-up treatment policies with Olympic organizations when necessary.

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Tokyo Olympics. (Photo credit: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)

Under what circumstances can the Olympics be cancelled?

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The Tokyo Olympics will have 33 events, a total of 339 events, will be held in 42 venues.


The COVID-19 new crown pneumonia undoubtedly severely affected all major industries last year, even the sports world is no exception, not only the players have been diagnosed, but Japan, the host country, has to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to July 2021.


It is worth noting that the reason why the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are particularly important is that this is the second Olympic Games held by the International Olympic Committee in Japan after 1964, and it is also Japan’s ability to prove to the world after World War II that they rebuilt after the war. Great opportunity for prosperity.

However, as the Indian variant (Delta) virus has become the main infectious virus strain in all countries in the world, the epidemic situation has generally risen around the world. Even the Olympic host country Japan has also been affected by the epidemic, and the number of confirmed cases in the host city Tokyo has also increased significantly. This has also led to more and more voices in Japan calling for the cancellation of the Olympic Games.

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However, there is a clause in the contract between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the host city Tokyo that the option to cancel the Olympics is only given to the IOC, not to the host city.

In order to reasonably cancel the Olympics, in addition to wars or civil unrest, there is another reason that is, if “the International Olympic Committee has reasonable grounds to believe in its sole discretion that the safety of Olympic participants will be due to any Are severely threatened or damaged due to reasons.”

The Olympic Charter also stipulates that the IOC should ensure the “health of athletes” and promote “safe competition”. It can be said that the global pandemic can be regarded as such a threat. If the number of people diagnosed in the Olympics increases significantly, the Olympics can be stopped.

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