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Japanese Prime Minister And IOC Chief Agree To Postpone 2020 Olympics

/ CBS Pittsburgh

(CNN) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to postpone the Olympics by about one year.

Abe put the suggestion to Bach, who agreed that the latest date the Olympics will be held is summer 2021.

The IOC has been facing mounting pressure to delay the Games, which were originally scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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First published on March 24, 2020 / 8:47 AM EDT

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