Factbox: Reaction to possible IOC postponement of 2020 Tokyo Games


FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

(Reuters) - A round-up of reaction to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcing it is considering postponing the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, while ruling out cancelling the Games.

Sarah Hirshland, chief executive of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee

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