A prominent member of the International Olympic Committee said the Tokyo Olympics should be held even if the prime minister of Japan requested a cancellation.
May 26 (UPI) — A prominent member of the International Olympic Committee said the Tokyo Olympics should be held even if the prime minister of Japan requested a cancellation, according to a Japanese press report. Dick Pound, a former Olympic swimmer and ex-chancellor of Canada’s McGill University, said the Summer Games should commence July 23 as scheduled despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, Shukan Bunshun reported Wednesday. Pound, who has sided with IOC president Thomas Bach and vice president John Coates on the issue, said scientific evidence shows conditions are safe enough to host international athletes in Japan this summer.
