2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

[F-22Raptor]

The International Olympic Committee decided on Monday to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite wanting to wait to make a decision.

Initially the IOC had been firm on wanting to wait until late April before deciding whether the games should be cancelled, postponed or moved. The speed with which the pandemic has escalated forced the committee to act more quickly, however.


Prior to the IOC decision reports indicated that Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe told members of parliament: “If I’m asked whether we can hold the Olympics at this point in time, I would have to say that the world is not in such a condition.” The Japanese government did not take an official stance, though several nations moved quickly to make their intentions known.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mo...poned-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/ar-BB11A7TY

 

[Juggernaut_Flat_Plane_V8]

IOC is a corrupt organization grown fat with TV money...high time it paid handsome prize money to the competitors...it can easily give a million dollars to the gold medallists of individual sports

 

[UKBengali]

Not exactly a surprise here.

 

[Beidou2020]

I’m shocked.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Serves the Japanese right. They are the ones who drew Korean and Russian islands as Japanese territory on the Olympics map.

 

[Indos]

Good move. Japan Olympic should only be held after all coronavirus spreading in the world is stopped. Then the Olympic can be used as a celebration of the whole world who can successfully defeat the virus (hopefully).