‘3 Months To Save Olympics'

IOC says Tokyo Games could face cancellation

IOC SAYS Tokyo Games could face cancellation amid Coronavirus threat Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there’s a three month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from China.

Pound, in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about the risks facing the Olympics, which open July 24.

Pound has been an International Olympic Committee member since 1978, 13 years longer than current President Thomas Bach.