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'Difficult' to hold Tokyo Olympics if coronavirus not contained: Japan PM

Postponing the Games is an enormous logistical and financial challenge, with the final price tag for the delay still unclear

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wearing a protective face mask attends a plenary session at the parliaments upper house in Tokyo.

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File photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wearing a protective face mask attends a plenary session at the parliaments upper house in Tokyo. We must hold the Olympics as a testament to humanity's victory over the coronavirus, says Abe

BS Web Team agencies New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Apr 30 2020 | 11:22 AM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday it would be "difficult" to hold the Tokyo Olympics if the coronavirus pandemic is not contained.

The Japan PM’s remark came a day after Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said in an interview with a local sports daily that the Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year.

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