Sponsors to miss Games, virus on the up

Updated July 20 2021 - 8:51pm, first published 8:45pm
Thomas Bach says the IOC never abandons athletes and cancelling the Games was never an option.
Thomas Bach says the IOC never abandons athletes and cancelling the Games was never an option.

Major Olympic sponsors will reportedly not attend this week's opening ceremony, dealing another blow to a slimmed-down Games as more athletes tested positive for the coronavirus.

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