The organizers of the Summer Olympic Games scheduled in Tokyo announced today, Monday, that the new date for its launch will be July 23, 2021, after it was postponed from the summer of this year due to the new Corona virus.

The tournament was scheduled to take place between July 24 and August 9, 2020, but the International Olympic Committee announced, in agreement with the Japanese government, last week, to postpone the games after pressures from federations and athletes to postpone it in light of the cessation of sports activity around the world because of "Covid-19.