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Olympics 2020 postponed: Here's what India's Tokyo-bound athletes said

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has welcomed IOC's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and said It's necessary for the well-being of athletes from across the world

Olympics in shadow of Coronavirus: How previous Games responded to crises

While Japan assures the Tokyo Olympic 2020 Games will go on as planned, there have been cancellations and muted versions, along with some triumph of spirit in the past

IOC postpones Tokyo Olympics till summer of 2021 over coronavirus pandemic

However, the postponed Olympics will retain the name 'Tokyo 2020' despite being held in 2021, says the city's governor

Japan PM Shinzo Abe asks IOC to delay Tokyo Olympics till summer of 2021

I proposed to postpone for about a year and president Bach , responded with 100 per cent agreement, says Shinzo Abe

Dick Pound's statement on Tokyo Olympics postponement not official: IOA

On Monday, Mehta had said that the IOA will wait for at least a month before taking any decision regarding sending athletes to Tokyo for the Olympic Games

Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 will be postponed: IOC member Dick Pound

The IOC said on Sunday the body would wait four more weeks before announcing its decision on the fate of the July 24-August 9 Games, amid mounting calls for them to be rescheduled

Olympics in 2020 'neither feasible or desirable': World Athletics chief

The IOC and Japanese government, under increasing pressure to take action, have flagged that postponement was possible

'Best prepared' to possibly postponed: Tokyo Olympics 2020's rocky road

TV news presenters burst into tears and thousands of people erupt in screams of delight as the IOC awards the Games to Tokyo in September 2013

Covid-19: French athletics chief questions IOC stand on Tokyo Olympics

IOC should already be thinking of what he called "Plan C", a postponement to 2021, says France Athletics president

Coronavirus impact: Fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be decided in 4 weeks

A decision on the Olympic Games 2020 may become clear quickly, but probably not sooner than next month

US Olympic body welcomes IOC's timeline for a decision on Tokyo Games

The IOC has come under mounting pressure to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to run from July 24 to August 9.

Postponement of Tokyo Olympics 'inevitable'; Canada pulls out over Covid-19

IOC president Thomas Bach said a decision on the Games would be made 'within the next four weeks.' However, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic authorities said they wouldn't wait that long

Tokyo Olympics: IOC exploring 'different scenarios' amid Covid-19 scare

For us, (postponement) would not be responsible now and it would be premature to start speculation when we do not have any recommendation from the task force, says IOC president Thomas Bach

Covid-19: Japan Olympic Committee member wants Tokyo Games postponed

Retired judo athlete Kaori Yamaguchi, who is also a member of JOC executive board, told Japan's newspaper that athletes are not able to prepare for Olympics Games scheduled to start from July 24

Tokyo 2020: Olympic cauldron ignited in Japan with flame from Greece

2020 Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August, 2020, in Japan.

Olympic flame to arrive in Japan on Friday amid doubts over Tokyo games

The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription 'Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay' along its side, and Hope Lights Our Way stenciled near the tail section

IOA confident of on-time Tokyo Olympics; backs IOC to beat Covid-19 storm

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Games organisers are adamant that the Games will start on July 24 as scheduled despite the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism

Leaders of continental Olympic groups praised the IOC after a conference call on Wednesday to update them on coronavirus issues four months before the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 24

Cloud over 2020 Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus hits sporting events globally

IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19: Australia firm on Olympics as ex-official says Games impossible

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it intended to go ahead with the Games from July 24 as scheduled, despite growing fears about the coronavirus