International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach says the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is 'to safeguard the health of the athletes'
ATHENS - International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not discuss the cost of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus as it is a matter of saving lives.
“This is about protecting lives,” Bach told a conference call after his call with Abe triggered the first postponement of the Olympic Games in their 124-year history. The IOC, who had long insisted the Games would go ahead as planned, said on Sunday it was considering the option of postponement with a four-week consultation period.
“We agreed given these circumstances that the Games must be rescheduled to a later date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021,” he said.
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