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https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/28946033/tokyo-olympics-officially-postponed-2021

What felt like the last major sporting event untouched by the current strain of the coronavirus -- known formally as COVID-19 -- the 2020 Olympics served as a glimmer of hope for the entire globe. But on Tuesday, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by about one year.
The opening ceremony had been planned for July 24.
Despite the postponement, the Summer Olympics -- when they eventually happen -- will still be called the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The Olympic flame will also remain stored and displayed in Fukushima.
"[T]he IOC president and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games ... 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," said a joint statement by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee and the IOC.

Understandable, but wow....first time it's ever been moved/canceled for a reason other than a world war. Trump could be the first president in decades to never go to an Olympics event while in office.
(I've long maintained that the Winter Olympics are not "real Olympics" and are just a novelty to shove some ice or snow gimmick into every event. Don't @ me)