The Tokyo Olympics will take place between July 23 and August 8 next year, as organisers seek to buy themselves, athletes and federations the maximum time to prepare amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Paralympic Games will now take place between August 24 and September 5 next year, it was announced. IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 https://t.co/QITtT5dcl8 pic.twitter.com/DHi4u74ZXa — Olympics (@Olympics) March 30, 2020International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach spoke last week about the need for a quick decision to be made, and these dates – a year on from when the Games had originally been due to take place – give Tokyo 2020 organisers the longest time-frame to prepare. Those discussions, World Athletics said, would be held in conjunction with European Athletics and the organisers of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. World Athletics statement on 2021 dates for the @Tokyo2020 Olympic Games.

Source: Express March 30, 2020 13:30 UTC