February 25, 20205 yr getting on Twitter and seeing "Dick Pound" trending, had to click to see what that's about. Dick Pound, turns out, is a big deal within the International Olympic Committee, and he is saying that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are still good to go, but could also be cancelled if the COVID-19 epidemic/pandemic isn't brought under control soon... You could say Dick Pound is weighing his words very carefully. IOC member estimates there's a three-month window to cancel Olympics in wake of coronavirus https://apnews.com/58043910be7bdc6818344bdee2096bc2?utm_medium=AP_Sports&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter
February 25, 20205 yr Author "Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the IOC..." the dude has a lot going for him. Is his secretary's name Arlotta Fagina? Edited February 25, 20205 yr by PHLaggie
February 25, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, PHLaggie said: CNBC on-air personality with interesting phrasing... Just send it back to Brazil. People loved the Rio Olympics.
February 26, 20205 yr As long as the right people get paid, there's no way the Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.
February 26, 20205 yr this is how it always happens in all the Clancy novels, get a big international group together then spread the virus all over the world.
February 26, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, Napoleon said: Just send it back to Brazil. People loved the Rio Olympics. 90% sure most of those Olympic venues in Brazil have deteriorated and are unusable
February 26, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, perfectchaos007 said: 90% sure most of those Olympic venues in Brazil have deteriorated and are unusable So it will be an authentic AF Olympiad in true Ancient Greece fashion! I like it!!
February 26, 20205 yr 19 hours ago, Napoleon said: Just send it back to Brazil. People loved the Rio Olympics.
February 26, 20205 yr Tokyo Marathon is this weekend. it was cancelled except for the 200 or 300 elite runners. so 30,000+ recreational runners aren't gonna participate.
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