The 2020 Olympics are now the 2021 Olympics. After making the decision to postpone the Summer Games in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the International…
in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Olympics Committee announced Monday that new dates have formally been set for the Olympics and the Paralympics in Tokyo.
"These new dates give the health authorities and all involved in the organization of the Games the maximum time to deal with the constantly changing landscape and the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," a joint statement from the IOC and Tokyo officials reads. President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Mori Yoshirō commented in a separate statement, "A certain amount of time is required for the selection and qualification of athletes and for their training and preparation, and the consensus was that staging the rescheduled Games during the summer vacation in Japan would be preferable.
Multiple athletic organizations, including U.S.A. Track and Field, U.S.A. Swimming, and the Australian Olympic Committee, expressed hesitance attending the Games this year in Japan over safety concerns for athletes. In an interview published byon March 23, IOC member Dick Pound said the Games would be postponed a year. A formal decision was announced shortly after.
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