TOKYO (AFP): Postponing the Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic may become "inevitable", Japan's prime minister conceded Monday (March 23), after the International Olympic Committee said a delay was being considered as pressure grows from athletes and sports bodies.
The comments from Shinzo Abe were his first acknowledgement that the 2020 Games may not open as scheduled on July 24, as the coronavirus marches across the globe causing unprecedented chaos.
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