A man stands in front of a Tokyo 2020 poster created by artist Tomoko Konoike, one of 20 officially selected for the Olympics and Paralympics. Photo: AP

Jonathan White

Tokyo 2020 at real risk as China coronavirus truths come to light

War has been the only reason to prevent previous modern Olympics but revelations over Wuhan outbreak pose problem

Qualifiers have already been moved outside of China but scale of movement around region and visitor numbers add layers

Jonathan White

Published: 8:00am, 29 Jan, 2020

Updated: 11:40am, 31 Jan, 2020

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A man stands in front of a Tokyo 2020 poster created by artist Tomoko Konoike, one of 20 officially selected for the Olympics and Paralympics. Photo: AP

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Jonathan White joined the Post in 2017 after a decade reporting on sport from China. He originally moved to Beijing to coach football in 2007 and later spent two years in Shanghai.

Tokyo 2020 at real risk as China coronavirus truths come to light

War has been the only reason to prevent previous modern Olympics but revelations over Wuhan outbreak pose problem Qualifiers have already been moved outside of China but scale of movement around region and visitor numbers add layers

War has been the only reason to prevent previous modern Olympics but revelations over Wuhan outbreak pose problem

Qualifiers have already been moved outside of China but scale of movement around region and visitor numbers add layers