INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Abe says that the Olympics will officially be postponed until 2021.The agreement was struck between the Prime Minister and the International
Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who say the games must be postponed to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, but say
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", the pair said in a joint statement on Tuesday."The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo
could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these troubled times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the
tunnel in which the world finds itself at present
Therefore, it was agreed that the Olympic flame will stay in Japan
It was also agreed that the Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020".The Olympic Games are the latest event to be
either postponed or outright cancelled due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, joining many tech and music-specific events like the SXSW
of the athletes and coaches that trained to compete, the communities that prepared to host and the international audience who had committed
decision that was made to keep people safe in a troubled time.To a lesser extent, it's also bittersweet for the at-home viewers who
planned on streaming the games - some of whom may have bought an 8K TV for the occasion
Thankfully the extra time gained by the delay could give NHK, the BBC and other broadcasters time to continue to test their 8K delivery
crisis, an almost cathartic response after a time of trauma, but now that time will have to be put on hold for awhile until countries can
better contain the virus.
