The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been postponed to 2021
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to postpone the Olympics until 2021.
The IOC has been facing mounting pressure to delay the Games, which were originally scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. It was also announced that the event will still be dubbed Tokyo 2020 despite the postponement."The IOC president and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games ...
Olympic coronavirus disruption would be 'heartbreaking,' says athlete 03:36There has been growing opposition to hosting the Games as planned as countries attempt to spread the limit of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 381,000 people globally.
Stephen A. Smith: These are very trying times 03:11Sporting events across the globe have been suspended amid the virus, with Euro 2020 being moved to next year.The financial implications of postponing the Olympics could be huge.The cost of hosting, organizers said in December, was some 1.35 trillion yen but, according to Reuters, that figure did not include the cost of moving the marathon and walking events from Tokyo to Sapporo to avoid the summer heat.
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