Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike tells AFP she sees “no circumstances” under which next year’s virus-postponed Olympics will be cancelled.
TOKYO – Tokyo’s governor can see “no circumstances” under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled, despite rising coronavirus infections in Japan and continued public scepticism.
In an interview with AFP, Yuriko Koike warned Tuesday that the fate of the Tokyo Games would impact future Olympic events, including the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing and the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
She acknowledged that a majority of the Japanese public now opposes hosting the Games next year, but said she was convinced those concerns could be overcome.
“The Japanese public and Tokyo residents are looking at the current conditions,” Koike said.
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