In the last hour IOC member Dick Pound has come out of hiding and said the 2020 Summer Olympics from Tokyo will be postponed to 2021.
The statement comes less than 24 hours after Canada and Australia said they wouldn't be sending any athletes to the Olympics if they took place in 2020. The UK had also said they likely weren't going to be able to field a full roster for every event. Additionally other member nations, including the US, had been calling for a postponement of the Summer Olympiad.
While an official statement still needs to come, it looks as though the games will indeed be postponed. And why shouldn't they be? Sure, they might not be scheduled until the end of July and early August, but qualifications are supposed to be taking as early as last month. Ultimately postponing the Olympiad will be the best suggestion for everyone involved.
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