The BOA issued a statement following a number of conference calls between the IOC, International Federations, National Olympic Committees and athlete representatives. 

Despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the IOC claimed there is no need for "any drastic decisions at this stage" regarding this year's Games. 

The BOA have claimed they "support the ongoing decision-making process", but suggested this support could be withdrawn if their athletes' health were at risk. 

"The BOA will support the ongoing decision-making process and input wherever necessary," the BOA statement said.

"However, we can be categorically clear that we will not endanger the health and wellbeing of the athletes or wider delegation at any point."

The BOA also raised the issue of Olympic qualification in their statement, with the coronavirus outbreak causing many qualifying events to be cancelled or postponed.

Some athletes are also unable to train for the Games, with several countries locked down by Governments to curb the spread of the virus.

"For many athletes, in common with their contemporaries across the world, preparation and/or qualification journeys are now being affected," the BOA said.

"Whilst we acknowledge the IOC are doing their best to ensure that the qualification process remains fair for all athletes across all sports, we are in regular dialogue with them on this matter, as it is clear there are significant challenges developing in training and qualification programmes that will have a major impact between now and the Games.   

"It is imperative to preserve competitive integrity for athletes, but it is clearly only wise for athletes to continue to prepare for the Games where it is safe and appropriate to do so, within relevant Government and public health guidelines." 

The IOC has faced increased calls for Tokyo 2020 to be postponed, with British heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson recently criticising the difference in advice from sport's highest governing body and the UK Government.

"The IOC advice 'encourages athletes to continue to prepare for the Olympic Games as best as they can' with the Olympics only four months away, but the Government legislation is enforcing isolation at home with tracks, gyms and public spaces closed," she said.

IOC Athletes' Commission member Hayley Wickenheiser earlier this week claimed the IOC's insistence the Olympics will go ahead as planned was "irresponsible" on Twitter.

Wickenheiser – who won four Olympic gold medals as part of the Canadian ice hockey team – called not entertaining the idea of a postponement or cancellation "insensitive and irresponsible".

Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi of Greece echoed Wickenheiser's comments, accusing the IOC of leaving athletes "at risk".

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, who is also British, today claimed a decision does not yet need to be made regarding Tokyo's hosting of the Olympics in July.

He did acknowledge, however, that it may be possible to move the dates of the Games.