the Olympic games in Tokyo were planned for the period from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Tuesday, 24 March, the IOC announced the postponement of the Games in 2021 because of the situation with coronavirus
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the organizers of the summer Olympic games in Tokyo, which was postponed due to the pandemic disease caused by a novel coronavirus, consider the possibility of holding them open Jul 23, 2021, reports the New York Times.
According to the interlocutor of the newspaper, the international Olympic Committee is now going to announce the new dates of the Olympic games before. An emergency meeting of the IOC to discuss this issue would take place Sunday, says the publication.
Olympics in Tokyo were planned for the period from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Tuesday, 24 March, the IOC announced the postponement of the Games in 2021 because of the situation with coronavirus.
it is Emphasized that the Olympic games in Tokyo will affect the schedule of other sports events around the world, so preserving an approximate available date will reduce the problem to foreign countries.
Organizers of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo are considering July 23, 2021 for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Games postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/VMA0QQPK68
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) March 28, 2020
