体坛英语资讯：IOC to finalize discussions on possible Tokyo 2020 postponement within four weeks, cancellat
<p><span word="LAUSANNE">LAUSANNE</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>-<span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>, <span word="start">start</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 33 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modifying">modifying</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="on">on</span> 24 <span word="July">July</span> 2020, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="flame">flame</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="whilst">whilst</span> <span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>.</p>
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