Tokyo Olympic chief denies possibility of canceling games

The head of this summer's Tokyo Olympics' organizing body on Friday dismissed the possibility of canceling the postponed games, despite a recent sharp rebound in coronavirus infections in the capital and elsewhere in Japan.The denial from Seiko Hashimoto came a day after a powerful figure in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party suggested that canceling the Olympics could be an option if the surge in infections continues, fueling speculation the government has altered its long-held stance on the upcoming global sporting event."I'm not thinking about cancellation. By taking measures to ens…READ FULL ARTICLE