体坛英语资讯：Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021 but keeps name Tokyo 2020
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 24-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teleconference">teleconference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Bach">Bach</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> 100 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span>," <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teleconference">teleconference</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Yuriko">Yuriko</span> <span word="Koike">Koike</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Yoshihide">Yoshihide</span> <span word="Suga">Suga</span>, <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Yoshiro">Yoshiro</span> <span word="Mori">Mori</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Seiko">Seiko</span> <span word="Hashimoto">Hashimoto</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Coates">Coates</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chair">Chair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="Coordination">Coordination</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Christophe">Christophe</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Kepper">Kepper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Christophe">Christophe</span> <span word="Dubi">Dubi</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="reads">reads</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rescheduled">rescheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> 2020 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> 2021."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020."</p>
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