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Barbara Mohr, Deutsche-Welle sports reporter. She says: "For most athletes there's simply no alternative to the Olympics. If the games don't go ahead, their world will fall apart."
Hajo Seppelt, a leading authority on the machinations that go on behind the scenes in the world of sport, not least in the world of doping. He says: "The IOC's main interest is to secure its billion-dollar income by making sure that the games go ahead."
Finn Mayer-Kuckuk, East Asia expert and former Japan correspondent. He argues that, "The Tokyo games might already look like a failure. But Japan will make the best of a very challenging situation."