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Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief: not considering changing plans for games

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori said on Wednesday his team was not considering changing plans for the games and that the board member who had suggested a delay because of the coronavirus had apologised.

Earlier, a member of the organising committee's executive board told Reuters that a delay of one or two years would be the "most feasible" option if the Olympics could not be held this summer.

"It is our basic stance that we press ahead with preparation for a safe and secure Olympics," Mori told reporters. "Therefore we are not at all thinking about changing courses or plans."

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Olympics - Dress Rehearsal - Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame Tokyo 2020 - Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece - March 11, 2020 Officials prepare a flag before the dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics REUTERS/Costas Baltas

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka, writing by Elaine Lies, editing by Andrew Heavens)

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