Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021 over pandemic

IOC agrees with delay, Abe says

The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed by a year until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed “100 per cent” to the one-year delay

The Japanese leader proposed the postponement amid concerns athletes around the globe are unable to train due to social distancing measures imposed to limit the spread of the virus.

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