By AFPMore by this AuthorMONACOAs the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, Tokyo Olympics organisers received a boost Thursday with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe's assumption that track and field would take place at the Games. World Athletics had already been forced to postpone the world indoor championships in the Chinese city of Nanjing until March 2021. "On the broader picture of what does the remaining element of the season look like, it will be a challenge for everybody," Coe told AFP in an interview in Monaco. Coe, who was chairman of the organising committee of the 2012 London Olympics, added that World Athletics were "clearly monitoring the situation by the hour". "I don't want to speculate," said the Briton, who is a member of the Tokyo Olympics Games Coordination Commission.

Source: Daily Nation March 12, 2020 15:00 UTC