Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, March 25th, the evening of the 24th. Official Weibo officials of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics announced their postponement until next year: The Summer Olympics and Paralympics originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo were rescheduled to 2020, but not Later in the summer of 2021.

Source of screenshot: Official Weibo of Tokyo 2020 and Paralympic Games

Still retains the name of Tokyo 2020

Subsequently, the "Tokyo Olympic Games Extension to 2021" statement stated that International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a video conference this morning in Swiss time on the changing global epidemic of COVID-19 and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics discuss.

The statement said that the unprecedented and unpredictable outbreak is worsening the situation in other parts of the world. World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai said on the 23rd: The global pandemic of COVID-19 is "accelerating." At present, the epidemic has appeared in almost every country in the world, and the number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 375,000. This number is growing rapidly in units of hours.

The statement stated that the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have made a decision: In order to protect the health of all athletes, Olympic participants, and the international community, the 32nd Summer Olympics, the Tokyo Olympics, must be rescheduled to a date range beyond 2020 , No later than the summer of 2021.

The statement also mentioned that the Olympic and Paralympic Games will continue to use the name of Tokyo 2020.

It is reported that the 32nd Summer Olympic Games was originally planned to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24th to August 9th, 2020, with 11,000 athletes from 206 countries (regions) and refugee teams participating.

Prior to this, Japan has repeatedly issued positive signals. On February 21st, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Takayoshi Wei stressed at a press conference on the 21st that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held as scheduled.

With the continuous development of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, until March 23, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time that if it is not possible to hold in "complete form", the Tokyo Olympics may need to be postponed.

Netizen: Do the tickets you buy still count?

Netizens also expressed their understanding of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the name "Tokyo 2020 Olympics" was retained. However, some netizens are also wondering, "Is the ticket I have already bought countable next year?" "I bought an out-of-print for the first time around the Olympics?"

Netizen comment source: Sina Weibo

According to Japan ’s Asahi Shimbun on March 18, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee clearly stated in the relevant clauses that if the organizing committee as a legal person cannot perform the relevant obligations stipulated in the ticket clause, and the reason is force majeure, it can Not responsible. An official from the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee has stated, "According to the relevant regulations of the Olympic Organizing Committee, if the Olympic Games is cancelled due to the epidemic, viewers who have purchased tickets will not be refunded."

However, it is still necessary to further clarify how the related matters such as tickets are postponed. (Zhongxin Jingwei APP)