LAUSANNE
: With less than five months to go before the
Tokyo
Olympics, International Olympic Committee president
Thomas Bach plans emergency talks with member organisations, sources close to the
IOC
said on Sunday.
The IOC plans a conference call on Tuesday to "keep the international federations informed of the situation, as well as the
National Olympic Committees
and athletes," one source close to the IOC told AFP.
The IOC "will take stock of the actions taken" to respond to the coronavirus crisis "and the federations will have the opportunity to ask questions" added a source close to one international sports federation
The IOC "conducts a regular dialogue with all the Olympic partners and regularly informs them of the situation," added an IOC spokesman.
While many international sporting events have been postponed or cancelled, Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe promised on Friday that Tokyo would host the
Olympic Games
as planned in July and August, despite questions raised by the pandemic.
Thomas Bach said on Thursday that his organisation would follow the recommendations of the World Health Organisation regarding a possible postponement.
He acknowledged, however, that the cancellation of qualifying events due to the epidemic was already posing "serious problems".
The issue of qualifying will be a focus of Tuesday's telephone meeting.
At the beginning of March, Bach said the IOC would show "flexibility" regarding the qualifications for the Tokyo and encouraged "all athletes to continue to prepare" for the Games.
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