National Post

‘I would be making plans for A cancellati­on’

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The former deputy chairman of the 2012 London Olympic organizing committee said on Tuesday he would be planning for a cancellati­on if in charge of the Tokyo Games. Keith Mills told BBC radio that the delayed Summer Games scheduled for July-august were looking unlikely to happen in his opinion due to the pandemic. “If I was sitting in the shoes of the organizing committee in Tokyo, and thankfully I’m not, I would be making plans for a cancellati­on,” he said. Prime Minister yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with the Games in the face of growing public opposition as Japan battles a surge in coronaviru­s infections. recent media polls showed close to 80 per cent of Japanese believe the Olympics should be delayed again or cancelled entirely.

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