‘Olympic Postponement Inevitable’ – IOC Official Pound
March 23, 2020
4:13 pm
Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Dick Pound said Monday a postponement of this year’s Tokyo Olympics is now inevitable as the world reels from the coronavirus pandemic.
The IOC said on Sunday the body would wait four more weeks before announcing its decision on the fate of the July 24-August 9 Games, amid mounting calls for them to be rescheduled.
Pound however believes the IOC — which ruled out a cancellation of the Games — is now laying the groundwork for a postponement.
“My interpretation of the IOC’s communications is they don’t want to cancel, and they don’t think …
