Trump tells Abe postponing Olympics 'very wise and great decision', says Japan government minister
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1465771
Trump tells Abe postponing Olympics 'very wise and great decision', says Japan government minister
- Title: Trump tells Abe postponing Olympics 'very wise and great decision', says Japan government minister
- Date: 25th March 2020
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (MARCH 25, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIOR OF NATIONAL STADIUM BUILT FOR TOKYO 2020
- Embargoed: 8th April 2020 04:48
- Keywords: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga Japan Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike new coronavirus
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Olympics,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA002C6JSWUF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was a "very wise and great decision," Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday (March 25).
Yoshihide Suga said the leaders agreed that holding the Games in their complete form will show that humanity has overcome the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said postponing the Games was better than cancelling, although there are still many issues to be resolved.
She added that the priority is to fight the coronavirus.
Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach agreed on Tuesday (March 24) to reschedule the Games for the summer of 2021 at the latest.
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