Beijing 2022 Games 'pressing ahead' despite COVID-19 threat

Beijing 2022 organisers say venues should be completed by the end of this year. BEIJING: Beijing 2022 organisers were on Friday "pressing ahead" with preparations for the Winter Olympics after a senior International Olympic Committee official warned the coronavirus could force the Games to be postponed.

However, with the pandemic showing no signs of receding, Japanese and IOC officials have both raised fears that the Tokyo Olympics may have to be cancelled altogether. "If we're in Tokyo, things all may be ready for Beijing. On the other hand, they may not be," he added.In a statement to AFP, Beijing 2022 said the IOC is ploughing on with both Games as planned, despite the coronavirus still claiming lives in much of the world.

"They are fully concentrated and committed to the successful delivery" of both the Tokyo and Beijing Games, they added.

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