Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion who has been on the IOC since 1978, making him its longest-serving member, estimated there is a three-month window — perhaps a two-month one — to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, meaning a decision could be put off until late May.
The viral outbreak that began in China two months ago has infected more than 80,000 people globally and killed over 2,700, the vast majority of them in China. But the virus has gained a foothold in South Korea, the Middle East and Europe, raising fears of a pandemic. Japan itself has reported four deaths.
Pound repeated the IOC's stance — that it is relying on consultations with the World Health Organization, a United Nations body, to make any move. Pound said he would not favour a scattering of Olympic events to other places around the world because that wouldn't “constitute an Olympic Games. You'd end up with a series of world championships.” He also said it would be extremely difficult to spread around the various sports over a 17-day period with only a few months' notice.
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