Florida offers to host Olympics if Tokyo backs out

Jan 26, 2021 11:20 IST

Though Japan's Prime Minister reassured on the Olympic Games amid reports of cancellation, Florida has offered to host the Games if Tokyo backs out. Florida's chief financial officer sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach, saying that with media reports of leaders in Japan privately concluding that they are too concerned about the pandemic for the 2021 Olympics to take place, there is still time to deploy a site selection team to Florida. Florida though has struggled with the Covid-19 situation with over 25,000 deaths so far in the state.