Posted on 07/20/2021 7:47:23 AM PDT by RandFan
TOKYO -- The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the Olympics, as more athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and major sponsors ditched plans to attend Friday's opening ceremony.
Asked at a news conference whether the global sporting showpiece might still be canceled, Toshiro Muto said he would keep an eye on infection numbers and liaise with other organizers if necessary.
"We can't predict what will happen with the number of coronavirus cases. So we will continue discussions if there is a spike in cases," Muto said.
"We have agreed that based on the coronavirus situation, we will convene five-party talks again. At this point, the coronavirus cases may rise or fall, so we will think about what we should do when the situation arises."
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It’s purely a medical decision.
if they want them to proceed, they’ll test athletes with a lower PCR cycle count.
if they want to cancel, they’ll raise it.
The Virus Olympics, in perpetuity.
Since viruses will be with us for another 100,000 years or so, I guess we should cancel being in groups of people, because it would be a catastrophe if anyone ever got sick again. Just hide in your room and wait to die.
/sarc
I hope they cancel it. Please cancel it.
The athletic events don’t matter anyway, it’s all about making a statement to a lot of the athletes.
But what are the bookies saying? Vegas has got to have odds on that, right?
Godzilla is PO’d.
Bingo. NBC may push to have them canceled to avoid further losses and collect on the insurance.
The Olympic Games are obsolete in so many ways. If the Wuhan virus kills the Olympics it may be one of the few good things to come out of the virus.
I agree.
Actually, I think there may have been something like that, years ago. Wonder what happened to it.
Well the definition of “amateur” was always flimsy, we all know that the athletes from the Communist countries were professionals, for all intents and purposes, as the State supported them.
Given the anti-American attitudes of many on the U.S. Olympic team, I wasn’t going to bother with the Olympics anyway. Why watch them when the athletes are going to insult their native country and go unpunished for their disrespect?
That would be sweet justice for all the prima donas that planned to disrespect the US flag.
Good grief! The athletes have been preparing for this for over 4 years in some cases. Let them all compete and stop testing for a flu bug that has zero chance of killing them.
Quarantine them afterward until it’s safe for them to board a plane. What’s the big deal?
If ratings were going to be boffo, Japan wouldn’t give a fig about its populace.
CoupFlu isn’t the issue.
The coming ratings disaster and all around Charlie foxtrot will be.
Considering how the government performed after Fukushima, I’m expecting something similar with this. Face saving, butt covering, and lying like crazy.
No way in hell the Olymics will be cancelled at the last minute . Take it to the bank .
They will probably try to do it, but it may get cut short.
I haven’t seen a specific poll, but apparently the Japanese people overall do not support holding them.
The only reason staging of The Olympics is even being considered is the money NBC and other broadcast networks have committed to them. It’s a shame for all the athletes who have made such a commitment towards the competition, but The Games should be cancelled.
Personally, I will not be watching (men competing as women, and US athletes promising to burn the flag if they win...).
Besides all the medal winners will be asterisks, because some of the competition got COVID.
Fake Olympics.
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