Tokyo 2020 <br />Organizing Committee Chief, Doesn't Rule Out Canceling Olympics.<br />Tokyo 2020 <br />Organizing Committee Chief, Doesn't Rule Out Canceling Olympics.<br />Toshiro Muto made the comments on July 20, <br />as athletes continue to test positive for COVID-19 ... .<br />... and important corporate sponsors announce <br />they will be absent from the opening ceremony.<br />We can’t predict what will happen with the number of coronavirus cases. So we will continue discussions if there is a spike <br />in cases, Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee<br />Chief, via CNBC.<br />More contagious variants of the coronavirus have <br />led to spikes in COVID-19 cases all over the world.<br />Tokyo accounted for 1,387 new cases <br />of COVID-19 on Tuesday.<br />We have agreed that based on the coronavirus situation, we will convene five-party talks again. , Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee<br />Chief, via CNBC.<br />At this point, the coronavirus cases may rise or fall, so we will think about what we should do when the situation arises, Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee<br />Chief, via CNBC.<br />Muto's comments come on the cusp of the opening ceremony, scheduled for Friday, July 23.<br />Local popular support for the <br />Olympic Games has plummeted, .<br />with a recent poll showing that 55 percent of <br />respondents did not approve of the Games being held. .<br />The same poll revealed that 68 percent doubted that COVID-19 infections could be controlled by organizers
