Olympics to be postponed to 2020: IOC member
24 March, 2020
The 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed by one year due to coronavirus, says International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.
It employs the chairman of the British Olympic Association said THE UK will be unlikely to send a team to Tokyo come early july.
Australia and Canada have previously said they'll not compete in Japan, reports BBC.
"On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided," Pound told USA today.
"The parameters going forward have not been determined, however the Games aren't going to get started on on 24 July, that much I understand."
The International Olympic Committee has given itself a month to decide on the future of this summer's Games, but veteran IOC member Pound says a decision will be announced soon.
Source:
TAG(s):