IOC says Tokyo Olympics can be held under COVID state of emergency

The Tokyo Olympics can be held this summer even if the Japanese capital is under a coronavirus state of emergency due to a spike in infections, a top official of the International Olympic Committee said Friday, amid nagging concerns over whether they can proceed safely during a global health crisis."The answer is absolutely yes," John Coates, an IOC vice president, told a remote press conference when asked whether the Tokyo Games can be delivered under the emergency, citing advice on anti-virus measures from the World Health Organization and how Japan "successfully" conducted test events re…READ FULL ARTICLE