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- IOC commits to staging Olympics from 24 July to 9 August
- Japan organisers had suggested a delay until the end of 2020
The International Olympic Committee has sought to play down fears of Tokyo 2020 being delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak by insisting the Games will go ahead as scheduled.
Speaking in Lausanne on Tuesday, Thomas Bach, the IOC president, insisted that athletes should continue their Olympic preparations “with great confidence”.
Written by Sachin Nakrani
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/03/tokyo-2020-olympics-set-to-go-ahead-as-planned-despite-coronavirus-outbreak under the title “IOC insists Tokyo 2020 will go ahead on time despite coronavirus outbreak”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
