canada first nation declare monday wo participate tokyo olympics held contempt outbreak followed australia instructing jock prepare games reaction filtered canada australia olympic committee ioc member dick pound finis postponement olympics reading ioc speak communication pound said speaking day ioc statement saying stepping scenario planning next four weeks including possible postponement games get cancel but cancel plans going carry orginal objective reason issue communication already done past several weeks probably turned tide last couple days curve virus getting extortionate clear something going control june july probably end year canadian olympic committee coc paralympic committee cpc said coc cpc urgently call international olympic commission ioc outside paralympic committee ipc world health organization postpone games one year offer full support helping navigate complexities reschedule games bring australian olympic committee said aboriginal australian olympic committee aoc says australian athletes prepare tokyo olympic biz northern summer following ioc announcement potency postponement year games changes public health landscape australia across globe paralympics australia said paralympics australia wholly supportive postponement paralympic games best interests public health abroad heavy see some other alternative japanese prime minister shinzo abe said holding stake complete form became impossible may option consider postponing games given olympic principle putting health jock first russian olympian committee roc said view unacceptable attempts bring pressure organizations charge responsible staging games forcefulness take rash decisions affright worst happen current situation roc urges representatives sports community keep olympic calm human action systematically constructively develop tokyo olympian plot hellenic olympic committee president spyros capralos told reuters ioc needs take quick decision matter understand athletes coming train stressed live agony disastrous hold inevitable things change quickly every mean solar day one wants cancellation see plot could retain july faster decisiveness better entire olympic movement israel association baseball president peter kurz told reuters call postponement players ready propose ioc wait middle may make final decision portugal olympic athletes commission survey completed portuguese athletes due attend tokyo games feel event postponed think keeping games current date would fair sporting perspective brits olympic association feather boa chairman hugh robertson read computer virus continues predicted government think way could send team suspect joining canada australia briefly portuguese olympic committee ioc bespeak athletes continue preparing puts great pressure athletes moment general guidelines global health authorities insists importance people staying plate french olympic committee chairperson denis masseglia said moment ioc indicates thinking solutions already decided delay game ioc fall lot criticism although neer said wanted maintain games cost spanish people olympic committee say always said tokyo games held equal conditions everyone something possible current situation hope interests athletes definitive date games declared soon possible christopher samuda president jamaica olympic association joa said get opinions experts virus eruption managed risk minimised must take decision interest jock say participating austria sports minister werner kogler embark on places yet allocated organisation qualifying competitions highly uncertain minister sport welcome canada courageous step pursuit health participants coaches spectators urging postponement olympic games poland olympic committee said polish olympic committee calls international olympic committee change date soon potential decide tokyo olympic