Olympics in 2021 Will Still Be Called Tokyo 2020 Games

The Olympics in 2021 will still be called the Tokyo 2020 Games: 'An odd number is out of the question'

TOKYO—For marketers, T-shirt makers and the folks who came up with a $15,000 gold bar with the Tokyo 2020 logo, there was one cause for relief in the postponement of the Olympics. Though they are now taking place in 2021, they will still carry the official moniker of Tokyo 2020.

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said the proposal came from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during his call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday when they agreed to delay the Games to next year because of the coronavirus pandemic....

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