A man wearing a protective face mask looms at the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters A man wearing a protective face mask looms at the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
A man wearing a protective face mask looms at the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed – a timeline of how we got here

  • Tokyo Olympic Games becomes first to be postponed as coronavirus crisis disrupts world’s biggest sporting showpiece
  • IOC and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe move Games to 2021 after holding fast to opening on July 24

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Jonathan White
Jonathan White

Updated: 4:30pm, 25 Mar, 2020

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A man wearing a protective face mask looms at the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters A man wearing a protective face mask looms at the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
A man wearing a protective face mask looms at the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
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