Tokyo 2020 Olympics 'will be SCRAPPED' for the first time since World War II if they can't be held next year because of coronavirus, insists the Games' president
By Max Winters For Mailonline
08:06 BST 28 Apr 2020 , updated 09:36 BST 28 Apr 2020
Tokyo 2020 could be scrapped next summer if a further delay is needed
Organisers were forced to delay the Games last month because of coronavirus
The pandemic's worldwide infection rate is climbing with no sight of a vaccine
IOC president Thomas Bach has also warned that no further delays are possible
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Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori has warned that next summer's Olympic Games, already postponed to 2021, would be 'scrapped' if they could not take place next summer.
The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021 because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
But, with the pandemic's worldwide infection rate climbing and experts suggesting a vaccine is still a long way off, questions are being asked about whether a further delay might be needed.