Olympic Rings are seen next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
March 24, 2020
Japan requests one-year Olympic postponement over virus: PM
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan has asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games over the global coronavirus pandemic, and the International Olympic Committee has agreed, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday.
“I proposed to postpone for about a year and president Bach responded with 100 per cent agreement,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters referring to Thomas Bach, head of the IOC.
