After offically postponing the games to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori announced that the new opening ceremony date for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be July 23, 2021. The announcement was made Monday morning.
Some events could begin two days before the opening ceremonies, meaning the games themselves could begin July 21, 2021. The new closing ceremony date was also announced as August 8, 2021.
It was also revealed that there had been some discussion for having the games in the Spring, but ultimately summer was decided on so that the Olympiad wouldn't clash with the end of the European soccer season.
Additional details and quotes are available on the ESPN website.
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