Delayed Olympics will still be called 'Tokyo 2020'
People opposed to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics display placards during a rally in front of Tokyo railway station on March 24, 2020. - The International Olympic Committee on March 24, 2020 postponed the Olympics to 2021. PHOTO | KAZUHIRO NOGI |
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- "The name will remain Tokyo 2020," Yuriko Koike told reporters, after Japan's prime minister said he agreed a year's delay with the head of the International Olympic Committee because of the coronavirus pandemic.
TOKYO
The postponed Olympics will retain the name "Tokyo 2020" despite being held next year, the city's governor said Tuesday.
"The name will remain Tokyo 2020," Yuriko Koike told reporters, after Japan's prime minister said he agreed a year's delay with the head of the International Olympic Committee because of the coronavirus pandemic.
