IOC urged to make decision as Team Canada withdraws from Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hints that the games could be postponed - but cancelling is not an option

A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo
A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo
(Image credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Canada has become the first major nation to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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