The Tokyo Olympics have to happen in 2021 or they're canceled.
"You cannot every year change the entire sports schedule worldwide of all the major federations. You cannot have the athletes being in uncertainty."
Bach says the IOC is committed to the 2021 Games -- but he's keeping it real ... it's impossible to know for sure if the world will be ready for that kind of a gathering with the coronavirus threat still looming.
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