In an unprecedented move, the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo will be postponed until 2021 due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the International Olympic Committee and Japan announced on Tuesday.
The decision was made in a conference call between IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said. Also on hand for the call were some IOC top officials and organizing committee leaders.