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With the decision to postpone the Olympics, the Tokyo Olympics will be held for the first time in odd years in 2021. The international sports community also welcomed the decision to postpone the Olympics.

Reporter Hee-don Jeong.

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When the opening day was just 122 days, the Tokyo Olympics was finally postponed for a year.

It was the first time in the history of 124 years since the Olympic Games began in 1896.

In the meantime, three summer Olympics were canceled due to war, but there was no acting.

Accordingly, the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021 is expected to be the first Olympic ever held in the odd year.

IOC Chairman Thomas Bach said the decision was made in consideration of the health and safety of more than 11,000 athletes and officials from 206 countries participating in the Tokyo Olympics.

[Thomas Bach / IOC Chairman: Decided to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to 2021 to protect the health of Olympic athletes and officials.]

The international sports community also welcomed that the IOC and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee made a quick decision.

[Sebastian Ko / International Association of Athletics Federations: The world is in danger, but sports are no exception. The IOC and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee made wise decisions.]

There was a lot of problems to be solved, such as whether to admit the right to participate in the Olympics, which is currently up to 57%, and to delay the rental of Olympic villages and facilities.

Above all, it is necessary to determine the exact time of the event, but it is expected that the biggest challenge will be to avoid the large sports events such as the athletics and swimming world championships to be held next year.