It’s official. The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed until next year due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
The games will be held either in spring or summer of 2021, but according to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, the games will still be called “Tokyo 2020.”
The games may change, but the merch will remain.
While the IOC dragged their feet for quite a while with the decision, an exclusive from USA TODAY Sports’ Christine Brennan yesterday had IOC member Dick Pound saying that the games would be postponed.
The prime minister of Japan came forward Tuesday pushing for a postponement to 2021, and the IOC made it official just a bit later.
Anyway, I hope they make some merch or at least put an asterisk letting us know the games are being held in 2021. It’ll be a collector’s item at the very least.
— Alec Yoder (@AlecYoder) March 24, 2020