SportsPulse: The United States Olympic Committee made the decision to cancel its annual media summit as a result of growing fears surrounding the coronavirus. USA TODAY
The Tokyo Olympics are seven years and billions of dollars in the making. Of the many stakeholders, none has as much invested as the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese organizers of the Games.
Yet those considerable financial interests could run head into public health interests as the world contends with a pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Sports has shut down around the globe, and soon Olympic organizers may be faced with deciding whether to proceed as scheduled with the opening ceremonies on July 24.