Seven News is reporting that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed.
It appears that athletes are being told to work towards a 2021 games that will take place at a similar time to the current Olympics, which were due to start July 24 and run until August 9.
Seven News is hearing from Olympic sources the IOC has already decided to postpone #Tokyo2020 Australian team will now work toward a games in 2021 earliest #Olympics2020 #Olympic #AOC #IOC
— Chris Reason (@ChrisReason7) March 23, 2020
The International Olympic Committee has not yet made a formal announcement but following Canada’s decision to not send athletes, it appears there is no option but to postpone.