Japan asks for Olympics postponement
IOC Executive committee member Dick Pound said the 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed by one year because of coronavirus
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past walk past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Abe said he has agreed the delay with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach following talks earlier on Tuesday, reports the BBC.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will approve the delay today.
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IOC Executive committee member Dick Pound said the 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed by one year because of coronavirus.
