Tokyo Olympics Delay All But Certain As Major Countries Pull Out | Talking Points Memo

discobot · March 23, 2020, 1:21pm

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are probably going to happen, but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1299013

tiowally · March 23, 2020, 1:23pm

Japan and the IOC should’ve announced this (at minimum) two weeks ago. I can’t imagine wtf they were thinking.

rockgolf · March 23, 2020, 1:25pm

Just happy to be acknowledged as a “major country”.

signed, Canada

maximus · March 23, 2020, 1:49pm

Well, this delay will allow President Biden to attend. So there’s that.

ronbyers · March 23, 2020, 2:54pm

The corrupt IOC was resisting postponing the games. They just can’t lose the graft, but the big countries pulling out changed their minds.

eaharrison · March 23, 2020, 3:58pm

Australia backing out is big. They’ve sent teams to almost every Olympics – and they did not participate in the Moscow boycott.

rascal_crone · March 23, 2020, 4:34pm

We love you Canada.

rascal_crone · March 23, 2020, 4:37pm

“We’ll participate if thare’s no bloody poofters involved - but naht if we could get sick and be unable to use our tikets to Adelaide Football saizan.”