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Olympics to be postponed until 2021, IOC confirms

The Games will not now take place in 2020, but will happen no later than the summer of 2021.

Olympics to be postponed until 2021, IOC confirms

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 13:00

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Latest: The Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until summer 2021 at the latest due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A joint statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 organising committee confirmed the news, following a conference call on Tuesday.

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