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NHK TV: Abe to propose 1-year postponement for Olympics

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Posted at 7:10 AM, Mar 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-24 08:10:03-04

TOKYO — Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.

Abe says a postponement is unavoidable if the 2020 Games cannot be held in a complete manner amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Abe held telephone talks with Bach after the IOC said it would make a decision on the Tokyo Games over the next four weeks.

On Monday, USA Today reported the IOC was considering a one-year delay.