The Olympic Games is the most awaited sports event in the world.

It started in 1896 and has only been cancelled three times, during the world wars.

But with the coronavirus at the gates of every nation, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics might be facing cancellation.

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said, “The organization is fully committed to holding the games.”

Dick Pound, an IOC board member, said that the games will continue unless public officials or health authorities make it clear that they can’t be held, according to CNN.

The global death toll of the coronavirus as of March 9 is about 4,000, and about 115,000 cases have been detected in the world.

With this dreadful data, the Olympics committee has obviously considered relocating the games.

But that is simply not possible.

Tokyo has invested a lot of money into stadiums and facilities.

The government has invested about 150 billion yen and the IOC about $800 million.

Finding a city that could host the Olympics is complex.

Let’s keep in mind that the  coronavirus has infected every continent except Antartica.

Every week there is a new country with a coronavirus case.

If the Olympic Games are relocated, it will eventually be the same problem.

The coronavirus is spreading outside of Asia.

The Olympics bring athletes, media, and tourists from every part of the world.

Imagine the collateral outbreak that it could cause.

If the Olympic Games do happen, many people and athletes will not attend, fearing the virus.

The Olympics are four months away, and the future of the coronavirus is still unknown.

Hopefully by then the coronavirus, with the help of warm weather, will stop spreading, and the Olympics will continue.