Breaking news: the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been postponed until next year as it becomes the latest global event to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The summer sports event, which was set to begin in Tokyo on 24 July, will now take place “no later than summer 2021”.
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the decision to protect the health of the athletes and attendees of the event.
“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,” said a statement from the IOC.
The Olympics will now take place on “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.”
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