Japanese sponsors to extend contracts for delayed Tokyo games
Two-thirds of the public believe the game should be postponed again or cancelled altogether, but the country is determined to host them
24 December 2020 - 12:46
Tokyo — Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed games, as growing coronavirus infections in Japan overshadow the event.
The Tokyo Olympics had originally been scheduled for 2020 but were postponed by a year because of the pandemic...
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