Yoshiro Mori President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee hold a news paper as he attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
TOKYO (Reuters) - The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee rebuffed speculation on Wednesday that the Games might be cancelled due to deepening concern about the coronavirus outbreak, declaring that was not an option.
"I am totally not considering this," Yoshiro Mori told reporters at a briefing when asked about a possible cancellation. Asked when the organisers could decide on changes to the Olympics, he said: "I'm not God so I don't know."
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