German International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach confirmed that he agreed with the Japanese authorities position that the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed from the summer of 2020 to the summer of 2021, will be canceled if it is not possible to hold it on its new date due to the lack of control of the new Corona virus.
In March, the Olympic Committee and the Japanese government announced that the Olympic Games would be postponed to the summer of next year due to the consequences of "Covid-19", due to great pressure from athletes and major federations. The new date for the session was set between July 23 and August 8, 2021.
In April, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged that it would be “difficult” to hold the Olympics in the summer of 2021, if the outbreak of the virus, which had caused more than 325,000 lives in The world until Wednesday.
In an interview with the BBC, published today, on its website, Bach said, "Frankly, I understand this position, you cannot employ between three thousand and five thousand people in the organizing committee forever."
"The global sporting calendar of all the major international federations cannot be changed every year, and it cannot keep athletes in a state of uncertainty. Therefore, I understand the position of our Japanese partners in this regard."
And about his confidence in the possibility of holding the Games in the summer of next year, he answered, "We have to prepare for different scenarios. There is a great determination to hold the Games in July next year," knowing that the Games will retain its name as scheduled by "Tokyo 2020".