<p>Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.</p>.<p>The Games were scheduled for July 24-August 9, but after telephone discussions between IOC president Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a historic joint decision was taken for the first postponement of an Olympics in peacetime.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-tibetan-refugee-dies-in-himachal-pradesh-indias-death-toll-rises-to-9-799686.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Abe had earlier said Bach was in "100 percent agreement" when Japan asked the IOC to push back the Games.</p>.<p>The IOC had come under mounting pressure in recent days to postpone the world's biggest sporting event, with teams, athletes and sports bodies all calling for a delay.</p>.<p>The postponement comes after top federations announced they would pull out of the Tokyo Games, the highest-profile event to be affected by a virus that has decimated the sporting calendar.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Around 1.7 billion people across the world are in lockdown to prevent the further spread of a virus which according to an AFP tally has killed over 16,200 people and infected more than 377,000.</p>
<p>Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.</p>.<p>The Games were scheduled for July 24-August 9, but after telephone discussions between IOC president Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a historic joint decision was taken for the first postponement of an Olympics in peacetime.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-tibetan-refugee-dies-in-himachal-pradesh-indias-death-toll-rises-to-9-799686.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Abe had earlier said Bach was in "100 percent agreement" when Japan asked the IOC to push back the Games.</p>.<p>The IOC had come under mounting pressure in recent days to postpone the world's biggest sporting event, with teams, athletes and sports bodies all calling for a delay.</p>.<p>The postponement comes after top federations announced they would pull out of the Tokyo Games, the highest-profile event to be affected by a virus that has decimated the sporting calendar.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Around 1.7 billion people across the world are in lockdown to prevent the further spread of a virus which according to an AFP tally has killed over 16,200 people and infected more than 377,000.</p>