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2020.03.30 21:20 GMT+8

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23, 2021

Updated 2020.03.30 21:20 GMT+8
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It's official: Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23, 2021

The postponed Summer Olympics in Tokyo have been confirmed to happen on July 23, 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday.

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the government of Japan today agreed new dates for the games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August 2021. They also agreed on new dates for the Paralympic Games, which will be celebrated from 24 August until 5 September 2021," said the IOC in an official statement.

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The Olympic rings displayed in Tokyo. /VCG

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