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Mounting Tokyo 2020 postponement calls put pressure on defiant Olympic chiefs

Olympics Mar 22, 2020

Mounting Tokyo 2020 postponement calls put pressure on defiant Olympic chiefs

Pressure mounted on Olympic organizers to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Games on Saturday after the powerful U.S. track and field federation urged this summer's showpiece be pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. USA Track and Field became the latest influential sports body to ask ...

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