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IOC and Japan agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by a year

Instead, the Games, the world’s largest sporting event, will take place in the summer of 2021

Motoko Rich, Matt Futterman And Tariq Panja/New York Times News Service Published 24.03.20, 01:13 PM
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to journalists in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Abe says IOC president has agreed "100%" to proposal of postponing Olympics for about 1 year.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to journalists in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Abe says IOC president has agreed "100%" to proposal of postponing Olympics for about 1 year. (Charly Triballeau/Pool Photo via AP)

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