NBC News: Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed over coronavirus concerns
The global competition is the biggest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Olympic Committee wrote, “In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community.”