By AFPMore by this AuthorLAUSANNEThe postponement to 2021 of the Olympic Games in Tokyo because of the coronavirus pandemic will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) "several hundred million dollars", its president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. "We also need to look into and review all the services that we provide for these postponed Games," he said. "The IOC will continue to be responsible for its share of the operational burden and its share of the costs for these postponed Games." A task force, which brings together the IOC and various partners, including COJO, "has established the priorities and management strategies to make these postponed Olympic Games feasible and successful", Bach said. Bach also said the Olympic movement should consider its relationship with esports in light of social distancing.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2020 11:37 UTC