Olympics biggest casualty as busier 2021 beckons

Friday, March 27, 2020

After the global pandemic, coronavirus wreaked havoc on the 2020 calendar, the sports fraternity is now bracing for a busy 2021 after most of the events were postponed.

The biggest 2020 casualty has been the Olympic Games which were to be held in Tokyo, but have now been pushed to next year, as the outbreak shows no signs of abating.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week announced the Olympics had been postponed to next year. The event, due to begin on July 24, will now take place no later than the summer of 2021.

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