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New date set for Tokyo Olympic Games

31.03.2020 14:30
The International Olympic Committee has announced that the postponed Tokyo Games will now officially begin on July 23, 2021. 
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  • The International Olympic Committee sets a new date for the Tokyo Olympic Games
The emblem of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games displayed on a wall of Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
The emblem of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games displayed on a wall of Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.Photo: PAP/EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

The announcement comes after the International Olympic Committee last week made an unprecedented move to delay the world's biggest sporting event by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The new date has been welcomed by the Polish Olympic Committee and athletes.

Tomasz Ferenc has more…

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