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Richard Parry, Malik Ouzia, George Flood

Coronavirus sport news LIVE: Olympics postponed until 2021, latest reaction, Pep Guardiola £1million donation

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The summer Olympics, set to be hosted in Tokyo, will be postponed until 2021, says International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.

“On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA Today.

“The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.”

“It will come in stages,” he said. “We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense.”

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