2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo postponed by a year amid COVID-19 fears
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Mar 24, 2020, 22:20 IST | Updated: Mar 24, 2020, 22:20 IST
The Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Dick Pound said on March 23 that the IOC has decided to postpone the 2020 Olympic games by a year due to the 'pandemic' Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread. Earlier the 2020 Olympics were going to held in Tokyo.
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