Olympics will go ahead even under a state of emergency – IOC

This summer’s Olympics will go ahead even if Tokyo remains in a state of a emergency, says International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates.

Japan’s capital is one of nine prefectures under a state of emergency until 31 May at the earliest because of the coronavirus pandemic.

It was brought in because of a rise in cases, which has since started to fall.

“We’ve successfully seen five sports hold their test events during the state of emergency,” Coates