IOC approves postponement of Tokyo Olympics due to virus

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Tuesday that the IOC's board has approved the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.Bach said the IOC's executive board officially accepted the decision after he agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to push back the games for about one year in order to safeguard the health and safety of athletes.Following a teleconference with Bach, Abe said the games would not be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic but efforts would be made toward a roughly one-year postponement.The Tokyo Olympic organizi…READ FULL ARTICLE