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A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks past a banner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games on May 11, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese government was quick to respond on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to U.S. travel warning for Americans against traveling to Japan and denied impact on Olympic participants, as the country determinedly prepares to host the postponed games in two months. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) **FILE**

IOC member: Cancellation of Tokyo Summer Games ‘essentially off the table’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - This is a Friday, July 6, 2007 file photo, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound as he gestures during a press briefing at the 119th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Guatemala City. In an interview with Japan’s Kyodo news agency published on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, Pound says the Tokyo Olympics can go ahead without fans. Pound says: “The question is — is this a ‘must-have’ or ‘nice-to-have.’ It’s nice to have spectators (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

Former IOC VP Pound says fans optional for Tokyo Olympics

By BY STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), speaks during the 135th Session of the IOC on the sidelines of the the third Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, IOC President Thomas Bach has held a conference call limited to three of Japan's main's media outlets: the newspapers Asahi and Yomiuri, and the national Kyodo news agency. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

Bach tries to boost Olympic morale in Japan, speaks to media

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Tourists wear masks as they pause for photos with the New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Tokyo organizers, government take offensive on virus threat

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Two people wear masks as they visit the newly opened Japan Olympic Museum located near the New National Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ** FILE **

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Two people wear masks as they visit the newly opened Japan Olympic Museum located near the New National Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ** FILE **

Tokyo Olympics threatened by coronavirus: IOC member warns of cancellation

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Nov. 1, 2010 file photo of International Olympic Committee member, Dick Pound as he poses in London, Ontario Canada. Senior Canadian IOC member Dick Pound has been given a key role in Olympic broadcasting. The IOC said Friday April 4, 2014 that Pound has been appointed chairman of the board of Olympic Broadcasting Services. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley, File)

Canada’s Pound assigned Olympic broadcast role

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Pound decries delays in HGH testing for NFL

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press