IOC’s Dick Pound says Covid-19 is a real concern for Beijing 2022 but only a ‘slim chance’ Winter Games will be cancelled or postponed

• Pound is the first high-profile member of the IOC to publicly talk about the coronavirus threat to the Winter Olympics, though he is confident the Games will go ahead
• Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker said he was “worried” about the Winter Olympics taking place because of the global surge in Omicron cases