IOC Senior Member: 3 Months to Decide Fate of Tokyo Olympics

Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there’s a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics.

People wait in line to take pictures with the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Feb. 23, 2020. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo

TOKYO—Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), estimates there’s a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from China.

Pound, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about the risks facing the Olympics, which open July 24.