People gather to take a look at Olympic flame on display in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, north of Tokyo Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Olympic flame from Greece arrived in Japan Friday, and the flame will be on public display in the some areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami ahead of the Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo News via AP)
March 22, 2020
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March 22, 2020 10:56 p.m.
IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics; Canada pulls out
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes Canada saying it won't send a team to the games this year and the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the games, also calling for a delay.