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Tokyo Olympic delay: Many questions, some answers, and lots of confusion

TV broadcasters and sponsors provide 91% of the income for the International Olympic Committee. How much pressure will they exert on the form these Olympics take?

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IOC President Thomas Bach has already said there is "no blueprint" in assembling what he called this "huge jigsaw puzzle."

AP | PTI Tokyo

5 min read Last Updated : Apr 27 2020 | 3:03 PM IST

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed a month ago. But there are still more questions than answers about the new opening on July 23, 2021, and what form those games will take.

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, will the Olympics really start in 15 months? If so, in what form? With fans? Without fans? Can they open without a vaccine?

TV broadcasters and sponsors provide 91% of the income for the International Olympic Committee. How much pressure will they exert on the form these Olympics take?

What about the Beijing Winter Olympics, opening in February 2022.

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown 2020 Tokyo olympics Olympics International Olympic Committee

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