We now know when the 2020 Olympics might be held.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC had no selection however to postpone the Video games, which had been scheduled to be held this summer time in Tokyo.
The rescheduled dates had been introduced Monday morning. The Video games might be held July 23 to Aug. 8 of 2021, whereas paralympic video games might be held Aug. 24 by way of Sept. 5, 2021 on account of the change.
Right here is essentially the most notable a part of the discharge making the announcement.
This determination was taken based mostly on three most important concerns and consistent with the ideas established by the IOC Government Board (EB) on 17 March 2020 and confirmed at its assembly at this time. These had been supported by all of the Worldwide Summer time Olympic Sports activities Federations (IFs) and all of the Nationwide Olympic Committees (NOCs):
1. To guard the well being of the athletes and everybody concerned, and to assist the containment of the COVID-19 virus.
2. To safeguard the pursuits of the athletes and of Olympic sport.
3. The worldwide worldwide sports activities calendar.
These new dates give the well being authorities and all concerned within the organisation of the Video games the utmost time to cope with the always altering panorama and the disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The brand new dates, precisely one 12 months after these initially deliberate for 2020 (Olympic Video games: 24 July to 9 August 2020 and Paralympic Video games: 25 August to six September 2020), even have the additional benefit that any disruption that the postponement will trigger to the worldwide sports activities calendar might be stored to a minimal, within the pursuits of the athletes and the IFs. Moreover, they’ll present enough time to complete the qualification course of. The identical warmth mitigation measures as deliberate for 2020 might be applied.
