
The 2020 Olympics, which were supposed to start on July 24 in Tokyo, have been postponed to a later date in the summer of 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that, seeing the pressure of athletes and other participants, it decided to postpone the sporting event.
"In the current circumstances and based on WHO information, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the XXXII Olympics in Tokyo should be rescheduled for a date after 2020 but before the end of the summer of 2021 to ensure the health of the athletes and all those involved in the Olympics, ?the IOC said in a statement.
This is the first time the Olympics have been postponed. Some have been annulled by the wars (1916, 1940, 1944).