Olympics committee chief refuses to rule out last-minute cancellation

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Despite the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony being just three days away, the chief of the organizing committee still isn't ruling out a last-minute cancellation.

Toshiro Muto, chief of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, was asked in a news conference Tuesday if the Olympics could still be canceled due to COVID-19, and he didn't rule out that possibility, Reuters reports.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.