Following the Corona crisis, a number of reports indicate that President Thomas Bach is expected to announce the Olympic Games' postponement very soon • Alternatives: Postpone until this winter or hold the Olympics only in the summer of 2021

• "Examine the time frames for different rejections."

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Tokyo 2020 organizers have begun exploring possible alternatives to the Olympics this summer, two senior officials in the Games organizer team spoke to Reuters today, in opposition to the Japanese government's stance that rejection was impossible. While the outbreak of the Corona virus has disrupted sporting events around the world, Japan has stood firm and said the games will take place as usual. A senior administration spokesman said only Wednesday that Tokyo was not preparing for a rejection.

It should be noted that, in a number of reports, President Thomas Bach is expected to announce the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games very soon.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at a special press conference last week, claiming that he expects the crisis to be resolved quickly and that, after spending $ 12 billion on facility preparation, he is confident the situation will improve soon and the Olympic Games will be in order.

"We were eventually asked to do imaging in case of rejection," one source told Reuters. "We are planning alternative plans - Plan B, C, D, we are reviewing the time frames for various rejections," the source added. At present, neither the organizers of the Olympics nor the International Olympic Committee responded to the Reuters exposure and the Japanese government did not respond. Japan's local authorities have so far said that the options being considered are game resizing or non-existent and will be discussed at the end of March.