Tokyo Games postponement presents quandary for millions of ticket buyers

Invariably at every Olympics, an event is listed as sold out" although the venue is half-filled because some VIPs or hospitality guests haven't shown up.

When it comes to Olympic tickets, the Latin expression caveat emptor often applies: Let the buyer beware.

The unprecedented postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has left buyers of millions of tickets in a quandary. Will the games happen next year? Will non-Japanese fans be allowed? Will there be any fans? How will health and travel restrictions be applied? Will there be a vaccine and quarantines?

Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee say the Games will open on July 23, 2021, and the competition schedule remains virtually unchanged. But they've offered few details, and specifics aren't expected until the fall