Tokyo "Focused On Hosting" Olympics But Reports Suggest Cancellation Looms

While much of golf seems focused on just the men’s and women’s majors played this year, do not forget the huge schedule sacrifices made in the name of Olympic golf. The PGA moved permanently to May and the prime month of July is built around Tokyo (again) this year.

But as AP’s Syephen Wade notes, a Times of London story citing government sources expecting cancellation of the games, the IOC is insisting otherwise. It sounds, at best, like a television-only event despite 80% of the country opposed to holding or postponing the Games (again). However, the story says the IOC derives 73% of its revenue from TV money and will be loathe to cancel.

Nice MBASpeak here too in a statement…delivery partners.

“All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) are fully focused on hosting the games this summer,” the statement said.

“We hope that daily life can return to normal as soon as possible, and we will continue to make every effort to prepare for a safe and secure games.”

The men’s and women’s individual stroke play competitions are set for July 30-August 8th at Kasumigaseki Country Club.