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Rescheduled Tokyo 2020 need sacrifices from all stakeholders: IOC president

Major corporate sponsors of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are standing by the IOC after the Games were postponed

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A woman pauses for photos next to the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo. Photo: AP | PTI

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi
The International Olympic Committee has "all options on the table" to hold the Tokyo Olympics at a new date next year, said the organisation's president Thomas Back on Wednesday.

Tokyo 2020 was deferred for the coronavirus pandemic--the first time the Games couldn't be held as scheduled in peacetime  .
Announcing the unprecedented decision on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee gave no specific new date, saying only it would be "beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021".
 
On Wednesday in a conference call, IOC president Bach said: "This is not restricted just to the summer months.
 
"These