"The IOC didn't recognise any dates that Dick came up with and I think Dick backed off that as well," he told Tuesday's Sydney Morning Herald. "It's never been the IOC's position. It was Dick's idea," he added of the apparent deadline. "Japan has got some restrictions on athletes but I know that the Chinese are probably the best organised," he said. "Despite a bit of personal inconvenience, I'm very happy that countries are taking these steps that clearly some of the European countries should have taken earlier," he said.

Source: Egypt Today March 17, 2020 02:48 UTC