The International Olympic Committee will follow the World Health Organisationรขโฌโขs recommendation on whether to cancel or postpone this yearรขโฌโขs Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Thursday.
In an interview with German television ARD, Bach said his organisation has been in regular contact with WHO experts since mid-February over the issue.
รขโฌลWe will follow the advice of the WHO,รขโฌย he said, adding that the IOC was now still working towards preparing for a รขโฌลsuccessfulรขโฌย Games.
With cancellations of Olympic qualifiers piling up as countries unroll drastic measures to halt the contagion, Bach acknowledged that there are รขโฌลserious problems with qualification competitionsรขโฌย.
รขโฌลHere we will have to react very flexibly,รขโฌย he said, adding that this could be through postponing competitions or changing qualification criteria.
What is key, he said, is that athletes, particularly those from countries hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, must be offered รขโฌลfair qualification under these very difficult conditionsรขโฌย.
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