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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2020 · 9 MIN

Global sports in dark days amid coronavirus crisis

from The Fight Against COVID-19: What's REALLY Going On

Join us to learn about the whys and the hows behind the decision to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics and the virus' impact on global sports as a whole. The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that Tokyo 2020 has been postponed until 2021, deepening the crisis the sports world now faces. The suspension of many sporting events, together with athletes' health issues and clubs' financial burdens, has sent global sports spiralling into dark days.

Join us to learn about the whys and the hows behind the decision to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics and the virus' impact on global sports as a whole. The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that Tokyo 2020 has been postponed until 2021, deepening the crisis the sports world now faces. The suspension of many sporting events, together with athletes' health issues and clubs' financial burdens, has sent global sports spiralling into dark days.

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