The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo has been postponed for one year. It is the first Olympic Games to be postponed since the modern games started 124 years ago. The Games have been postponed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus COVID-19. The International Olympic Committee was under an increasing amount of pressure to make a decision on whether to cancel or postpone the Games as the spread of the virus turned into a global pandemic.
2020 Olympic Games Postponed
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Teaching time 90 mins
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