We had to consider the dreams of the Olympic athletes - IOC President

IOC president Thomas Bach discussed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games and Paralympic Games until 2021 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Bach agreed on Tuesday to a proposal from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reschedule the Games of the XXXII (32nd Olympiad) - which had been due to get underway on 24th July - until next summer at the latest.