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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
2020 Olympics to be held in 2021 as ‘testament to defeat of virus’
The International Olympic Committee officially announces the postponement of the Olympic Games.
The IOC says the games will be held “not later than summer 2021” but they will still be called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the games will be held “in a complete form as a testament to mankind’s defeat of the new virus.”
— Agencies