In a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says the time has come to select a new date and postpone Tokyo 2020, writing that an Olympics in July is "neither feasible nor desirable."
The International Olympic Committee has given itself a month to consider postponing the event after an emergency meeting on Sunday, CBC Sports has confirmed.
The International Olympic Committee faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games as athletes, teams and federations called for a delay because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Countries can't simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that there need to be public health measures to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on.
A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. A 15-year-old was reported in critical condition and others were injured, news outlets reported.
France has declared itself at war with coronavirus, but not all its leisure-loving citizens have got the message. Amid police checks and fines, there is a lack of confidence in its leaders.
