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Ian Thorpe,<\/strong> the five-times Olympic champion, has urged athletes to put health ahead of their Olympic dreams as Games bosses contemplate the possible impact of the coronavirus on Tokyo 2020.<\/p>\n

The virus, believed to have originated in a market selling livestock in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, has infected more than 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700, the vast majority in China.<\/p>\n

The spread of the virus is now wide, across Asia, including Japan, the Middle East, Europe, while the United States and Australia are implementing stringent border controls and implementing other measures designed to contain the outbreak. Moves includes the development of a vaccine to combat the virus, Chinese doctors the first to suggest they have now found a vaccine that appears to work and is being put through clinical tests.<\/p>\n

The international sports calendar has been hit by postponements and cancellations far and wide, while IOC member Dick Pound<\/strong> broke ranks to suggest that the dangers of the virus could impact directly on the Olympic Games,<\/a> with cancellation more likely that postponement because of the financial hit that would be involved.<\/p>\n

Sarah Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m, Katinka Hosszu and Chad Le Clos<\/strong> were among swimmers training in Italy this week who voiced their concerns about the Games and the need for safety to be paramount<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, Thorpe has added his voice, telling reporters today:<\/p>\n

“I would most definitely be concerned. What we need to know is to use some of the best expert disease specialists to find out what is the risk to the team. What is the risk to the other nations and how can we have an Olympic Games, one that is safe, that doesn\u2019t put athletes at risk?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think the decision should come down to each individual athlete. But whether or not they want to compete, that they should take their health into consideration first.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Australia\u2019s Olympic team chef de mission Ian Chesterman<\/strong> said on Wednesday the coronavirus was a serious concern but athletes were being instructed to prepare as if they were going to Tokyo as scheduled.<\/p>\n

Japan Seeks To Contain Outbreak & Safeguard Tokyo2020<\/h3>\n

At a Japanese Government task force meeting on Wednesday on the virus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe<\/strong> said he was asking organizers to cancel or postpone major sports or cultural events over the next two weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next one-to-two weeks is extremely important for the prevention of the escalation of the infection,\u201d Abe said. \u201cWe ask organizers to cancel, postpone or scale down the size of such events.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He did not name specific events but said he was speaking about nationwide events that attract large crowds.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister went further by the close of the day in Japan today: the country will\u00a0 close schools nationwide to help control the spread of the virus, the government announced.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Abe has asked all elementary, middle and high schools to remain shut until spring holidays begin in late March. The measure affects 12.8 million students at 34,847 schools nationwide, the education ministry said.<\/p>\n

\u2018The coming week or two is an extremely important time,\u2019 Abe said.<\/p>\n

“This is to prioritize the health and safety of the children and take precautions to avoid the risk of possible large-scale infections for many children and teachers who gather and spend hours together every day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Japan now has more than 900 cases of coronavirus infection, including 705 from a quarantined cruise ship. An eighth death from the virus was confirmed today.<\/p>\n

\"tokyo2020-logo\"Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto<\/strong> told reporters at a press conference in Tokyo that a three-month window for decision-making was in sight but added, in comments translated from Japanese: \u201cOur basic thoughts are that we will go ahead with the Olympic and Paralympic Games as scheduled. For the time being, the situation of the coronavirus infection is, admittedly, difficult to predict, but we will take measures such that we\u2019ll have a safe Olympic and Paralympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Olympics open on July 24 with 11,000 athletes, followed by the Paralympics on Aug. 25 with 4,400 athletes.<\/p>\n

The three-month window applies to all involved, including athletes, coaches, programs, sponsors, broadcasters, press, parents and fans: 7.8 million tickets are available for the Olympics and 2.3 million for the Paralympics.<\/p>\n

Japanese virologist Dr. Hitoshi Oshitani<\/strong>, who formerly worked for the WHO, said last week he could not forecast what the situation would be in five months.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Pound said: \u201cA lot of things have to start happening. You\u2019ve got to start ramping up your security, your food, the Olympic Village, the hotels. The media folks will be in their building their studios.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muto suggested that there was little point in speculating and that action was more important. He said: \u201cThe Prime Minister has announced measures to be taken over the next two weeks and so we, too, are taking that into consideration.<\/p>\n

“The biggest problem would be if this novel coronavirus infections spreads far and wide, so the most important thing to do is to take measures to prevent that from happening.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also said the torch relay would go ahead but is likely to have to be stalked back to a much smaller affair than that planned. It is to start in Japan on March 26 in Fukushima prefecture, located 250 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of Tokyo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe absolutely do not think of canceling (the torch relay),\u201d Muto said. \u201cWe\u2019d like to think about how to implement it while preventing the spread of infection, including scaling down, or other ways.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Olympic organisers lean towards ‘show must go on’, the Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto<\/strong> noted the need to put safety first.<\/p>\n

Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, she said \u201cWe believe it is necessary to make a worst case scenario in order to improve our operation to achieve success.\u201d Planning was to make sure “that we can safely hold the Tokyo Olympics\u201d.<\/p>\n

Her comments came at a time when the coronavirus outbreak is having an impact on trade and finance markets, travel-industry stocks among the worst hit. In the sports sector, many teams are now facing decisions as to whether to cancel and rearrange pre-Games training camps in Asia. Yesterday, the Colombian Olympic Committee announced that it had cancelled planned pre-Olympic training camps in southern Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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