Will the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games be cancelled?

[Quaker2001 246]

The Games will go on.  Somehow, some way.  They're too big and there are too many interests (both financial and political) to let them fail.  It will undoubtedly look different than any other Olympics and likely won't be as festive as they normally would be.  But I believe everyone involved will figure out a way to make it work, even if that's a somewhat reckless decision from the standpoint of a once in a century global pandemic.

[hckošice 13,246]

Yeah, chance of the games being cancelled is like me scoring on Mila Kunis. All the debates are totally useless, there too much money involved.

[Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 114]

there is not only question of money. If Tokyo will be cancelled, many federations will die. Many sports will die. Welcome Tokyo, with attendance, i hope.

[dcro 10,179]

All this was heard last year and yet it got postponed. So, yeah.

[rybak 2,694]

8 minutes ago, Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo said:

there is not only question of money. If Tokyo will be cancelled, many federations will die. Many sports will die. Welcome Tokyo, with attendance, i hope.

And 15,000 athletes will be victims of depression.

[up and down 82]

9 hours ago, George_D said:

could the Olympics be held with no spectators?

This is a good question. Somehow it is too costly to hold Olympics with totally no spectators.

[LDOG 2,199]

Covid cases in Japan have been plummeting since that January spike that worried people. 

 

If that was the worst the northern winter could do without vaccine in Japan, then no doubt the games will take place.

 

[Orangehair43 177]

Britons want it cancelled.

 

 

[Monzanator 3,594]

Hey, it's not Brexit. Great Britain can always pull out of the Games to stay true to their recent trends? No EU, no SOG. What next?

[Nickyc707 305]

1 hour ago, Monzanator said:

Hey, it's not Brexit. Great Britain can always pull out of the Games to stay true to their recent trends? No EU, no SOG. What next?

How can you have a trend based on one event however stupid? GB actually have a good record of turning up for events even in the face of terrorism. Australia not so much.