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Tokyo Olympics postponed?
Claimed per WTOP radio.
Looking for confirmation.
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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/489038-olympics-committee-member-says-games-will-be-postponed-this
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic games will be postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, a committee member told USA Today in an interview Monday.
“On the basis of the information the IOC [International Olympic Committee] has, postponement has been decided,” veteran IOC member Dick Pound told the newspaper. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.”
The IOC will announce its next steps soon, said Pound, a Canadian former swimming champion.
“We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense,” he told USA Today.
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympic games will be postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, a committee member told USA Today in an interview Monday.
“On the basis of the information the IOC [International Olympic Committee] has, postponement has been decided,” veteran IOC member Dick Pound told the newspaper. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.”
The IOC will announce its next steps soon, said Pound, a Canadian former swimming champion.
“We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense,” he told USA Today.
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Well, if Dick Pound says so...
(why do I think this is a Howard Stern prank?
).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Pound
Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, CC OQ QC OLY (born March 22, 1942) is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.
Pound is a staunch advocate of strict drug testing for athletes, and has made many allegations of cheating and official corruption, some of them challenged, owing to disputes over the testing and reporting procedures. Time magazine featured him as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". He was a chancellor of McGill University and was chairman of the board of Olympic Broadcasting Services.
Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, CC OQ QC OLY (born March 22, 1942) is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.
Pound is a staunch advocate of strict drug testing for athletes, and has made many allegations of cheating and official corruption, some of them challenged, owing to disputes over the testing and reporting procedures. Time magazine featured him as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". He was a chancellor of McGill University and was chairman of the board of Olympic Broadcasting Services.
