5 Result of Tokyo Olympic Games postponed one year to 2021 summer

2020-03-24 23:51:29 keepwin
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A woman wearing a face mask walks near a Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games countdown display in Shimbashi district, Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

TOKYO - Japan's government is negotiating with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games by a maximum one year, the Sankei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks over the phone with IOC President Thomas Bach later on Tuesday, the paper said, citing a senior Japanese government official.

While the IOC has jurisdiction over the date of the Olympic Games, the unidentified official said the Tokyo Games "will be postponed," according to the Sankei.

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A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics decoration board in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

With the Beijing Winter Olympics looming in 2022, any postponement of the Tokyo Olympics will be "a year at the longest," the official was quoted as saying.

The IOC has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday, as a window slowly began to open that would allow the showcase to be staged next year.

An Olympics postponement would be a blow for host country Japan, which has pumped in more than $12 billion of investment, and huge sums are also at stake for sponsors and broadcasters.

Finding a new date could also be complicated as the summer 2021 sporting calendar is already crowded, while 2022 will see the soccer World Cup as well as the Beijing Winter Olympics.


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