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IOC Says Tokyo Games May Not Go Ahead, Even With Vaccine

John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission, speaks at a meeting with the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2020. Image: Kyodo

SYDNEY (Kyodo) — International Olympic Committee senior official John Coates said the postponed Tokyo Games might not go ahead in July 2021, even with the development of a coronavirus vaccine, Australian media reported Thursday.

Coates, who heads the IOC’s coordination commission, said October will be a critical period for assessing whether the Japanese capital can host the games next year, according to The Australian newspaper.

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