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Cloud over 2020 Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus hits sporting events globally

IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

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Commuters walk past the Olympic Rings in Tokyo | AP photo

BS Web Team New Delhi
Amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) scare, sporting events across the globe have been cancelled or postponed. This has impacted the preparations of many athletes who want to compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Even the fate of Tokyo Olympics appears to be in limbo with many athletes publicly criticising the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) stand. The Tokyo Summer Games are scheduled to start from July 24.
 
"The IOC wants us to keep risking our health, our family's health and public health to train every day? You are putting us in danger right now, today, not in 4 months," Greek’s Olympic pole