Former IOC vice-president suggests UN involvement on deciding fate of Tokyo Olympics

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Kevan Gosper says it would not be out of the question for the International Olympic Committee to seek counsel from the United Nations, as COVID-19 threatens the staging of the Olympics in Japan.

A former International Olympic Committee vice-president has suggested the organisation seek counsel from the United Nations on whether the delayed Tokyo Olympics go ahead, with the Games scheduled to start in July.Kevan Gosper said UN involvement in deciding whether the Games went ahead was not out of the questionThe Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 23

"It's in the interests of the general health of the athletes, administrators, viewers, and the rest of the world because we are talking about something that is potentially going to involve representatives of 205 countries.

"Always there will be a pushback because the IOC and John Coates exemplifies this, he doesn't like any outside interference but this is not interference," he said. Rei Saito, from Yokohama's Toin University, said the pressure was building on the Japanese Government and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will be part of the decision-making process on the future of the Tokyo Games.

 

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'The IOC could face a drastic loss of more than $1 billion — mainly from television rights — if the Games are not held.' -So what. I'm greek and they liked the spirit from the Olympic games years ago. It's a business not a festival

Ain't gonna happen - just look at the Australian Open quarantine fiasco

Stop them,people first before profits.

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