Tokyo Olympic Games Delayed To 2021

Daily Mail: Tokyo Olympics is postponed for a YEAR after Japan calls for delay due to coronavirus crisis

* The Games must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, the committee said
* Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke to the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach today when he proposed the delay
* The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee had pushed for the postponement of the Games

The Tokyo Olympics has been postponed for a year after Japan called for a delay due to the coronavirus crisis.

The Games must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement.

The name of the delayed Olympics will still be Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said today, adding that the Games would be held next year.

Koike made the comment to reporters after she and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke to the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.

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WNU Editor: I am sure there are many who are disappointed with this decision. Myself included. But in view of the circumstances it is without question the most prudent thing to do.

More News On The Tokyo Olympic Games Being Delayed To 2021

Tokyo Games delayed to 2021, easing athletes' angst -- Reuters
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Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed until 2021 -- DW
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