2021 Tokyo Olympics not cancelled, logistics for public health measures still needed: IOC president

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday said the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will still be taking place this summer after being postponed from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic – but he said it’s still a matter of “how” they will be taking place in regards to minding public health measures. Organizers and the IOC are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be cancelled with Tokyo and much of Japan still under a state of emergency with COVID-19 cases rising. The rollout at Olympic headquarters in Switzerland is planned for Feb. 4, with Tokyo likely to present on Feb. 5.