Olympics: IOC face 'big communications job' as virus jitters hit Tokyo Games

(February 14 18:59) Straits Times Sport

February 14, 2020 6:59 PMTOKYO (AFP) - Olympic chiefs admitted on Friday they face a "very big communications job" to soothe concerns over the coronavirus epidemic in the run-up to this year's Tokyo Games.

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