Japan has ‘privately concluded’ 2021 Olympics will have to be canceled

One year after getting postponed, the 2021 Olympics are on the verge of being canceled altogether.

The 2020 Summer Olympics were slated to take place in Tokyo, Japan. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event was postponed until the summer of 2021 in hopes that the pandemic would subside and the world would be able to return to some sense of normalcy. Based off the current climate of the globe, it seems impossible, and Japan realizes that.

According to The Times, the Japanese government has “privately concluded” that the Tokyo Olympics will have to be canceled due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19. A senior member of the ruling coalition told The Times that the summer games are doomed.

As for the event, the government is focusing on ensuring they get dibs in 2032, the next available date for the Tokyo Olympics.

There is no alternative for these specific Olympics

In a previous interview with Kyodo News, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach stated that there “is no plan B” should the games fail to open on July 21. Given the state of the country of Japan and the world as a whole, holding such an international sporting event — involving travel from all parts of the globe — seems rather unrealistic unless matters drastically improve worldwide in just a matter of months.

While we all hope that’s the case, should this report prove accurate, Japan is merely preparing itself for the worst possible outcome, which just so happens to be the most likely at this juncture.