The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games. FMTNews Abe Tokyo
Abe and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike greet each other with fist bumps prior to a meeting in March.
Abe told parliament: “We must hold the Olympics as a testament to humanity’s victory over the coronavirus.” The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021.
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