But Pound told Japan’s JiJi Press last week that the final deadline to cancel the Games was still ahead, saying: “Before the end of June, you really need to know, yes or no.”
Major Japanese newspaper calls for Tokyo Olympics cancellation in editorial
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"None of the folks involved in the planning and the execution of the Games is considering cancellation," he said. "That's essentially off the table. Whether there's some huge event of some sort that we can't anticipate that might intervene in the next 60 days, who knows."
IOC member: Cancellation of Tokyo Summer Games 'essentially off the table'
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