The International Olympic Committee has finally agreed to postponed the Olympics to Summer 2021 in Tokyo after weeks of mounting pressure and criticism in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
All signs pointed toward a delay after senior IOC member Dick Pound said that the fate of the Tokyo Olympics would be a postponement and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe arranged a conference call with the IOC on Tuesday to propose the Games to be held in 2021. Abe said Bach "agreed 100%."
The IOC executive board is meeting to approve the decision.