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Tokyo Olympics Could Be Canceled If Not Held in 2021, Says Committee President

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were officially postponed on March 24 from their original July 24, 2020, start date to July 23, 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the new date appears to be somewhat tentative as well.

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori was asked by Nikkan Sports if the Games would face a second postponement if the coronavirus persists into 2021.

"No," Mori responded (h/t CNN). "It will be canceled then. The Olympics were canceled in the past for problems like war. We are fighting against an invisible enemy now.