‘Tokyo 2020 could be held outside of summer’

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“We have to see with them what the options are.”

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Bach confirmed alongside Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Yoshiro Mori that this summer’s Olympics will now take place between the start of 2021 and the end of next summer due to the coronavirus outbreak, although the Games will officially be known at Tokyo 2020 due to copyright and merchandising reasons.

“We have to see with them what the options are,” Bach said. “After having consulted with them we also have to take into account the sporting calendar around the Olympic Games and many, many other issues. Bach confirmed that the IOC has formed a task force named ‘Here We Go’ to carry out the “challenging question” of finding the right time to reschedule the Olympic Games, with members of both the governing body’s co-ordination commission and the Tokyo 2020 organising committee included.

Bach said earlier this month that a postponement would “come at a cost” but explained on Tuesday that the final decision to do exactly that was “about protecting lives”, and Tokyo 2020 president Mori added that it was too soon to put a figure on how much the delay will cost the Japanese government and other stakeholders.

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