The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering several scenarios for them to take place safely.
In March, Japan and the IOC postponed the Tokyo Games, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organisers have since spoken of trying to simplify the event - which was due to start on July 24 - to reduce costs and ensure athletes' safety.
On Thursday (NZ time), IOC president Thomas Bach said the coordination commission had reported "very good work in progress" and more details would be given to a full IOC video conference on Saturday.
"We remain committed to celebrating Tokyo 2020 next year in July and August," Bach says.
"The entire IOC is following the principle we established before the postponement that the first priority is about the safety of all participants.
"We continue to be guided by the advice of the World Health Organisation [WHO] and based on this advice, we are preparing multiple scenarios.
"We don't know the health situation one year from now."
He says the IOC clearly doesn't want to hold events without spectators.
"We are working for a solution, which on the one hand is safeguarding the health of all participants and on the other hand is also reflecting the Olympic spirit," Bach adds.
The IOC has also agreed with host nation Senegal to postpone the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar until 2026.
"This allows the IOC and national Olympic committees to better plan activities, which have been strongly affected by the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games and subsequent postponement of other major sports events," Bach says.
The decision will have to be ratified by the full IOC session on Friday.
Reuters