It is approaching six months to the opening ceremony of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the message from organisers remains the same: Japan will host “no matter what” . That was reaffirmed by beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday, who said the Games are going ahead despite the country’s battle with the Covid-19 pandemic. However, a senior member of the London 2012 organising committee has warned its Japanese successor that it is time for “making plans for a cancellation” as holding the Games is “unlikely” this summer. Keith Mills, who served as chief executive of the London Olympics, told the BBC the decision will not be taken soon. Tokyo 2020 support at new low as public turns against Games “I think they’ll leave it to absolutely the last minute in case the situation improves dramatically, in case the vaccinations roll out faster than we all hoped. It’s a tough call,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live. “Personally, sitting here looking at the pandemic around the world, it looks unlikely I have to say. “If I was sitting in the shoes of the organising committee in Tokyo, I would be making plans for a cancellation and I’m sure they have plans for a cancellation. They’ve got another month or so before they need to make a call.” The official line from Japan and the IOC has seen a few cracks, although Tokyo Olympic organising committee president Yoshiro Muri said last week that another postponement was “absolutely impossible” . Japanese cabinet minister Taro Kano has since said that “anything can happen” and the Tokyo Games “could go either way” at the Reuters Next Conference. A recent poll has shown that public support for the Games, which have seen the official cost rise by 22 per cent to US$15.4 billion , has dropped to its lowest point – 80 per cent want Tokyo 2020 postponed or cancelled . Is it realistic to press ahead with the Tokyo Olympics despite Covid-19? Japan has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases and Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures have been in a state of emergency since earlier this month. Mills, who now chairs the Invictus Games, also pointed to the added difficulties of hosting the Paralympics. “Many of the competitors have underlying health conditions so flying around the world competing will be a challenge for them.”