It's been two weeks since the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City Thunder game was postponed just before tip-off after Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. In the immediate days that followed, sporting events worldwide were successively canceled, with one glaring exception: the 2020 Olympics.
It wasn't until March 24 that the International Olympic Committee finally agreed to postpone the Games to summer 2021, after weeks of mounting pressure.
The impact of the postponement will be widespread, but the added time to prepare and respond to the global pandemic will provide immediate benefits.