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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics likely to be postponed until at least 2021

March 24, 2020 10:53

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with a likely new date to be set in 2021.

The news was confirmed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound, speaking to USA Today.

Tokyo 2020 will no longer go ahead, according to reports. The event will be postponed until at least 2021

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Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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