The modern Olympics dating from 1896 have only been cancelled during wartime, and faced boycotts in 1976 in Montreal, in 1980 in Moscow and 1984 in Los Angeles — all in Pound’s memory.
“It’s a big, big, big decision and you just can’t take it until you have reliable facts on which to base it,” Pound said. He said whatever advice the IOC is now getting, “it doesn’t call for cancellation or postponement of the Olympics. You just don’t postpone something on the size and scale of the Olympics. There’s so many moving parts, so many countries and different seasons, and competitive seasons, and television seasons. You can’t just say, we’ll do it in October.
Pound said he would not favor a dispersal of events over various venues because that wouldn’t “constitute an Olympic Games. You’d end up with a series of world championships.” He said it would be very difficult to spread around all these sports in a 17-day period with only a few month’s notice.
Probably?
Even if it does get under control they shouldn't do it because itll just make it go out of control again. All so they can have some elitist sport party. Very selfish
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With all the money host countries put into the Olympics this could be a disaster for Japan. 8
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Just cancel the games til next year
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I have tickets to the 2020 Olympics. I hope they see cancelled because I don’t trust anyone at this point. Sad times.
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Of course it should be postponed. Why invite the world to a country with hundreds of people infected? Who knows if everyone traveling there is safe. If they're exposed while in Japan, they carry it home. I'm sure some countries will not allow their athletes to attend.
A bunch of pretentious old men playing at running the world. Pretentiously, ❤️❤️❤️
Dick pound lol
Why is it a debate to cancel it or not 😂 of course you cancel it
It will be said to deprive the world the hospitality of Japan. Wish it will be all right by then.
NBC's social media intern: 'Hey, even though this story is trending, no one seems to actually be reading that the Olympics might be cancelled.' Executive: 'That's weird. Do what you can to change the headline.'
Lol even if it does get under control by then itll still be a bad idea to continue because nothing will make it resume being out of control like a massive sport event that invites the entire world over
Cancel it! Like we are now a gonnago like Nagano.
Paranoia
OKBlu_ The Olympics2020 in Japan 🇯🇵 should be called off. This pandemic just starting to spread. Would be suicidal, knowing coronavirus is easily transferable.
Why spread fake news. Tokyo2020 won't be cancelled. At worst, it would be postponed.
nooooooo skateboarding debut has people fired up. Just wear masks!
The Olymics needs to be delayed until this virus is under control. US contenders should not put themselves and the American people at risk when it can be delayed or cancelled for the time being. I know it will be disappointing for those who’ve trained but do you want to get sick?
Priorities people. Options is obvious,
Uh, we're looking at 15% of the world's population (120 million people) being wiped out by summer. I don't think anyone is going to be thinking about the Olympics at that time.
The way it is spreading it certainly be canceled.
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