A banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics is displayed at a building in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic minister said last week that the contract for the Tokyo 2020 Games "could be interpreted as allowing a postponement," sparking speculation that the Games may be delayed and angering the International Olympic Committee.
Minister Seiko Hashimoto has since reinforced the organisers' message that the Games would go ahead as planned, but the controversy has brought into sharp focus the document underwriting the Olympics - and the implications it would have should they be affected by the coronavirus epidemic.
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