体坛英语资讯：Tokyo 2020 stresses Olympic Games to be held as scheduled
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 4-- <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="Yoshiro">Yoshiro</span> <span word="Mori">Mori</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="teleconference">teleconference</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>."</p><p><span word="Mori">Mori</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Seiko">Seiko</span> <span word="Hashimoto">Hashimoto</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="utmost">utmost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>."</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="efficiently">efficiently</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span>, <span word="Mori">Mori</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p>
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