As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, Tokyo Olympics organisers received a boost Thursday with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe’s assumption that track and field would take place at the Games.
“On the broader picture of what does the remaining elementof the season look like, it will be a challenge for everybody,” Coe told AFP inan interview in Monaco.
“We are planning to be in Tokyo. There are nocontingencies.”
“At the moment, it’s important our sport supports theInternational Olympic Committee, the public authorities in Japan and the localorganising committee there.”Ourproposition is a very simple one and it is ‘We’ll be in Tokyo’.”