By AFPMore by this AuthorTOKYOJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday it would be "difficult" to hold the postponed Tokyo Olympics if the coronavirus pandemic is not contained. Abe told parliament: "We must hold the Olympics as a testament to humanity's victory over the coronavirus." I think (the Olympics) cannot be held in a complete form if the pandemic is not contained." AdvertisementThe pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021. A Tokyo 2020 spokesman told reporters also on Tuesday that Mori's remarks were based on "the chairman's own thoughts".

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2020 16:52 UTC