Weeks of anguish and a 'black box': Inside the extraordinary turnaround for an Olympics that was expected to be held without major issues by a country known for public safety and economic stability by ichijojitkmq karolosgrohmann Tokyo2020
TOKYO/LAUSANNE - Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing as they spoke by phone with the head of the International Olympic Committee .
Through interviews with more than a dozen people involved in the process over recent weeks, Reuters has pieced together an account of the frenetic days that led to Tuesday’s announcement. When asked on Feb 14 about the rising number of cases in China, John Coates, a member of the IOC’s Coordination Commission for Tokyo, brushed off questions from reporters about contingency plans, saying the country had been able to monitor its athletes “since day one”. Most of them had been preparing for the Games overseas and would therefore not need to be quarantined on arrival in Japan, he said.
Various sponsors involved in the talks felt hamstrung in the chaotic situation, saying they had not been given assurances about what would happen to funds they had contributed to the Olympics if there was a cancellation or postponement, they said. In an emailed response to Reuters’ questions, Tokyo 2020 organizers said they were unable to disclose details of individual contracts with sponsors for confidentiality reasons.
Two days after the G7 call, it was announced that the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee tested positive for the coronavirus. Meanwhile in Lausanne, sources familiar with deliberations within the IOC said Bach and other officials had underestimated the tide of public opinion turning against the event.
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