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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go ahead as planned despite the sporting world having been almost shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Abe told a press conference Saturday: "We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned."
Japan has reported 716 cases of coronavirus and 21 deaths, according toCNN.
Nick Harris of Sporting Intelligence offered his thoughts on Abe's comments:
The 2020 Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 24 and run to August 9, but the coronavirus outbreak has created doubt as to whether they will be able to take place as planned.