Most athletes welcome Olympics moving to 2021 due to Covid-19
The move is a huge blow to Japan, which has put $12bn in preparations, but one understood by athletes and sporting bodies
25 March 2020 - 14:00
Tokyo — Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer are now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organisers into an unprecedented postponement.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese government finally succumbed to intense pressure from athletes and sporting bodies around the world on Tuesday when they agreed to push out the Games to 2021...
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