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COVID-19 outbreak: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games likely to be postponed to next year: Reports
Washington/IBNS: The International Olympic Committee on Monday evening informed that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be postponed, likely to 2021, media reports said.
The Olympics Games this year in Tokyo will not be starting from July 24.
“On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided. The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know,” Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports.
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“We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense," he said.
The Olympics Games would be the latest sporting event to be impacted by the coronavirus, which originated in China's Wuhan city.
The total deaths from coronavirus pandemic crossed 15000 globally.
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