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Tokyo Olympics Chief Says Games Will Go On Despite Coronavirus

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   The head of the Tokyo Olympics expressed confidence Tuesday the event
   will go forward this year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

   Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said discussions should be about how
   and not whether the Olympics will happen.

   "We will hold the Olympics, regardless of how the coronavirus
   [situation]looks," Mori said.

   The Summer Games were originally scheduled to begin in July 2020, but
   organizers postponed the event for one year. The new start date is July
   23.

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