Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to covid 19: Shinzo Abe

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has agreed “100%” to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.

Abe said after his telephone talks with Bach that he requested a postponement of about one year “taking into consideration the current circumstances” and to secure an environment in which athletes can perform in their best conditions and the sense of safety and security for the audience. Abe held telephone talks with Bach after the IOC said it would make a decision on the Tokyo Games over the next four weeks.