Trump "postpone" idea shot down by Japanese Olympic minister

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


President Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading virus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister
By
STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer
March 13, 2020, 1:34 AM
3 min read

TOKYO -- President Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading coronavirus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister.

“The IOC and the organizing committee are not considering cancellation or a postponement — absolutely not at all,” Seiko Hashimoto, an Olympic bronze medalist, told a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.

The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers have stayed on message since the viral outbreak in China three months ago spread across Asia and then the globe: The games will open as schedule on July 24.

“I just can't see having no people there. In other words, not allowing people,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. “Maybe, and this is just my idea, maybe they postpone it for a year.”

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[dewsgirl]

1. Why is he nosing into this? He just convinced the UFC

to continue with audiences.🤔

[truthisfreedom]

2. I can tell you exactly why 45 is opposed to this.

He’s deathly afraid of electronic participation . He know that his rallies will be instantly obviated by smart tweeters if the general public can participate at home.

[MFGsunny]

3. Good point. It hadn't crossed my mind until you posted it. n/t

[Sloumeau]

4. At this point, I believe it is highly likely that the Olympics this summer will be postponed.

By the time it is scheduled to start, on July 24, the "no big crowds" will be the rule worldwide. Not only will that be the rule of Governments, but by July, no one will trust big crowds. That is, unless countries like the U.S. can start producing the millions of coronavirus tests it needs in time--which I doubt.