This would mean the Games, scheduled for July 24-Aug. 9, are likely to be held in the summer of 2021. "That's my conclusion (there will be a postponement)," Pound said in a telephone interview, after Sunday's IOC statement saying it was stepping up its "scenario planning" for the Tokyo 2020 Games - including a possible postponement. World Athletics said on Monday they would be willing to move their 2021 world championships scheduled for Aug. 6-15 in Eugene, Oregon to clear a path for a 2021 Olympics. "The moment the IOC indicates that it is thinking about other solutions, it has already decided to delay the Games," said French Olympic Committee President Denis Masseglia. "We are in the midst of a global health crisis that is far more significant than sport," Canada's Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee said in a statement.

Source: bd News24 March 24, 2020 01:30 UTC