When Will Tokyo 2020 Olympics Go Ahead? Not This Year
Tokyo 2020 is keeping its name but the Summer Olympics and Paralympics have been pushed back to 2021.
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a banner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on March 11, 2020.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/BloombergTokyo 2020 is keeping its name but the Summer Olympics and Paralympics have been pushed back by a year. As the deadly coronavirus spreads globally, organizers bowed to the demands of athletes, sports federations and politicians around the world by delaying an event that was due to start July 24. It’s the first time an Olympics has been postponed since the modern games began in the 19th century.
July 23, 2021 to Aug. 8, 2021. That would be the first staging of a modern Olympics in an odd-numbered year. The Paralympics would begin Aug. 24, 2021.