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We cannot postpone again, says Tokyo 2020 chief amid virus fears The Star Image: /REUTERS
• Public opinion polls in Japan have consistently shown that a majority want the Games cancelled or put off yet again after being delayed by one year because of the coronavirus crisis.
• Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to call a snap election after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Asahi newspaper reported, showing his resolve to push ahead with the event.
The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee ruled out a cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics as doubts swirled among city governments and medical professionals whether the event can be held safely amid the pandemic.
Taiwan's baseball squad has decided against taking part in the final qualifier for the Tokyo Olympic Games in light of the continuing spread of the new coronavirus.