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Tokyo Summer Olympics postponed due to coronavirus

The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 24, 2020 [REUTERS/Denis Balibouse]

It is official, we will not be watching the Olympics this year.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, March 24 revealed he and the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach had agreed to postpone the Olympic Games scheduled for the summer this year.

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