IOC Announces that Tokyo Olympic Games Will Be Delayed Until Next Year

That did not take very long to make this common sense decision to postpone the Olympic Games until next year:

The 2020 Olympics, which were scheduled to begin July 24 in Tokyo, have been postponed to a date “no later than summer 2021” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The International Olympic Committee announced the decision Tuesday amid mounting pressure from athletes and various stakeholders.

“In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community,” the IOC said in a statement.

Yahoo Sports

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Flyingsword
Flyingsword
4 years ago

No brainer. With impacts on athletes training, in ability to hold qualifying matches/tournaments, and steroid factories switching over to make CCP virus treatments it was a bad time to have the Olympics.

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