Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus, IOC member says

Published March 23, 2020 5:53pm ET



An influential member of the International Olympic Committee said the Tokyo Olympics would likely be postponed until 2021.

“On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Dick Pound told USA Today. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.” Pound said he believed the committee would make an announcement soon.

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